Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician)
Subhash Mukherjee | |
|---|---|
Scientist Dr. Subhas Mukherjee | |
| Born | 16 January 1931 |
| Died | 19 June 1981 (aged 50) |
| Education | Calcutta National Medical College University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | In vitro fertilisation |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Gynaecology |
| Institutions | NRS Medical College, Kolkata |
| Research | Assisted reproductive technology IVF Reproductive Endocrinology |
Subhash Mukherjee (16 January 1931 – 19 June 1981) was an Indian scientist, physician who created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation. Kanupriya Agarwal (Durga), who was born in 1978, just 67 days after the first IVF baby in United Kingdom. Afterwards, Dr. Subhash Mukherjee was harassed by the then Government of West Bengal and Government of India and was not allowed to share his achievements with the international scientific community. Dejected, he committed suicide on 19 June 1981.
His life and death has been the subject of newspaper reviews and inspired the Hindi movie Ek Doctor Ki Maut (Death of a physician), directed by Tapan Sinha.