I thank Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Malti Singh for sending the following information via email.
After his intermediate (science) education, Dr. Tara Chandra was
admitted to King George Medical College, Lucknow, in the year 1944. Soon
after his MBBS, which he completed with flying colours, he took up short
service commission in Army Medical Core. After his discharge from Army, he
resumed his post graduate studies at K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, and
passed his MD (Medicine). Dr. Tara Chandra, has all through been a good
sportsman. He excelled in Hockey and represented in many of the league
matches in Uttar Pradesh. After his MD (Medicine) he joined Clara Swain
Methodist Mission Hospital, Bareilly, UP. As the luck would have it,
instead of practicing medicine he took up Thoracic Surgery, which he started
learning from scratch under the guidance of Dr. Parrell in Mission Hospital,
Bareilly. Although, it was a challenging job, but he did it so well that
the patients as well as his colleagues marveled his result. He worked in
team with Dr. Parrell and Dr.Earnest Sundharam at the Mission Hospital,
Bareilly.
He joined the U.P. Medical Services, where he worked for some
tim e and then posted as Medical Superintendent and Surgeon in K.E. TB
Sanatorium at Bhowali. During his second fruitful years of life he did a
lot of good work and service to humanity. Because of his honesty and good
work, the local people were not only jealous, but some times he had tough
time in solving the local disputes and union activities of the hospital. He
also worked in ESI Corporation and was posted in Kanpur.
Dr. Tara Chandra, a medical specialist by education, who turned
out to be an eminent Thoracic Surgeon, was an honest and devoted worker who
will be remembered for times to come.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Shanti Tarachandra who is also a
specialist and trained anaesthiest.
He had four daughters and a son, who are all well settled.
Dr. Tara Chandra, breathed his last on 26 June, 2005, after a brief illness.
This tragedy was aggravated when the aggrieved family got the
news about the sad demise of his son in U.S.A., which took place a month
earlier than his own death.
Dr. Tara Chandra was a friend of friends and always eager to
help anybody or everybody, in need.
© Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mrs. Malti Singh
