Social worker, philanthropist
Badri Prasad Bajoria (1925–1976) was an Indian social worker, philanthropist, educationist and the founder of Shri Baldev Dass Bajoria Inter College, Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College[1] and Seth Baldev Dass Bajoria District Hospital.[2] He was born in 1925 in Saharanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Kamla Devi and Baldev Dass Bajoria and was married to Savitri Devi.[3] He was the co-founder of institutions such as Shrimati Kamla Devi Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Bajoria Sanatan Dharam Sankirtan Bhawan and Gandhi centenary Kamla Devi Bajoria Memorial Ganna Eye Hospital.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1972 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]
References
- ↑ Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College. Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College(2015). Retrieved 3 June 2015.Template:Dead link
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dignitaries. National Informatics Centre, Government of India(2015). Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ Badri Bajoria. My Heritage(2015). Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ Padma Shri. Padma Shri(2015). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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