High Flyers Success Stories of NRIs and Indian High Flyers NRI India Content Content Dr. Chirantan Ghosh 4-9 Dr. Zulekha Daud 58-59 Anup Jalota 94-99 Talat Aziz 148-151 Lord Rami Ranger CBE 10-13 Sir Shankar Balasubramanian 60-61 Hima Das 100-101 Shekhar Naik 152-153 Avinash Dixit 14-17 Dr. Malini Ranganathan 62-65 Chandulal Keshavlal Patel (C. K. Patel) 102-107 Akshay Kashyap 154-157 Abhnash K Bains 18-23 Dr. Anil K. Mehta 67-69 Fatema Agarkar 108-111 Dr. Harbeen Arora 158-161 Vinod Khosla 24-25 Shrivaths Balguri 70-73 AmbiPalm 112-117 Dr. Megha Sharma 162-165 Kesavan (Casey) 26-29 Arundhati Banerjee 74-77 Chahat Aggarwal 118-121 Santosh Sonawane 166-169 Amb. Dr. Parin Somani 30-35 Khooshvin Balgobin 78-83 Sonu sood 122-123 Tenith Adithyaa 170-171 Sai Chakravarthy “Psychuck” Manapragada 36-41 Neola Jennica Castelino 84-87 Pahlaj Nihalani 124-127 Dr. Bhushan Eknath Paraskar 172-173 V. Sundramoorthy 42-43 Srividhya Sukumar 88-89 Sakshi Malik 128-129 Nishant S Mehta 174-177 Ram Gidoomal 44-47 Gowri Ramesh 90-91 Ruskin Bond 130-131 Vijay Banda 178-179 Shabir Momin 48-53 Premi Mathew 92-93 Ramesh Taurani 132-135 Advait Kolarkar 180-181 Vijay Goel 54-57 Ganpat Kothari 136-139 K Radhakrishnan 182-183 Rama Mehta 140-143 Clyde Daniels 184-185 Kirtee Singh 144-147 2 | High Flyers 50 High Flyers 50 | 3 Dr. Chirantan Ghosh (USA) Patients First Background: Born in Kolkata in the year 1955, in a large family of modest means. He was brought up in an environment primarily influenced by the ideals of his parents. His mother instilled in him a feeling to care for the poor and downtrodden and his father taught him to be firm, steady and dedicated to his ideals under all odds. His early education was from Hare School, a premier educational institution in Kolkata. It was during his school days, that he inculcated a strong sense of determinism in achieving his mission. This probably triggered because of a failure in his 9th grade final examination, which he could not complete due to his illness. He had to repeat the class He topped the class and the failure instead of pessimism instilled in him a determinism, which in the subsequent made him the topper in the class in year and this the subsequent examination. The impetus so gained fetched him a jumpstarted his berth in the medical school in 1972. Medical courses, even at that time, habit of acing his were expensive and his father did not academics. have the means to bear the expenses. High Flyers 50 | 5 Fortunately, at that time he obtained a In addition to this his pursuit to give back the year in 2019. Later on he was admitted prestigious “Guardian of Excellence award” Donated a hearse to Lok Nath Life Divine program’ , in order to encourage the National Scholarship, which enabled him to to the Society from which he has gained a to MS-L (medical law) at North Western for highest patient satisfaction score for four Mission and an Ambulance to Bharat participants, provides commemorative take up the journey. lot inducted him to take up quite a number University. He has to his credit quite a consecutive years. Sevashram Sangha. t-shirts, certificates, medallions and also of programmes aimed at the service of the number of publications in internationally some financial assistance to offset the fees Setting his goals in life: American Society of Clinical Oncology During the initial Lockdown due to Covid-19 society and mankind both in India and in reputed peer reviewed journals. for exams for good scores. In his early childhood, he never thought (ASCO) has accredited Ghosh Center and Amphan in West Bengal he provided the United States. that he could break the social barrier and Milestones in his career that he ultimately multiple times as a Quality Oncology food for months together to approx. 480 Sponsored participation of youngsters in move forward in pursuing a respectable Academic records: succeeded to achieve: Practice centre with their QOPI certification. families of socio- economically weaker “St Paul’s United Methodist Church’s SPRINT career. When hard work and perseverance He obtained his MBBS degree in the year sections of the population of Agar Para, program”, a meal and activity program Founded the Ghosh Centre for oncology Center for Medicare and Medicaid service shaped his career and life, he gradually 1980. He went to the US to pursue further Ranaghat and Purba Gopalganj in West for youngsters from the economically and haematology in Cedar Rapids USA in (CMS) has recognized Ghosh Center as a came to realize his future goals. It is during studies in 1982 and in course of time Bengal. He also extended full financial backward class. a single-handed way to provide care to the high-quality oncology practice centre. this period he cherished the desire to obtained a MD degree . He obtained Board support to 40 most economically backward patients with a “Patients First” outlook. This Established endowments at Mercy establish himself as a successful medical certification in Internal Medicine, Medical In addition to his academic life, he had families in Purba Gopalganj, a remote centre has gained appreciation of excellence medical center and St Luke’s hospital to practitioner and in course of doing so Oncology. Hematology and Hospice and a keen interest in sports from his very village in the Sundarban belt in order from different organizations as listed below: provide $1000 scholarship to an outstanding improved his skills to deliver his best to Palliative Medicine. He completed an childhood. He had a great inclination to undertake farming, fishing , poultry oncological nurse to attend a conference. improve the quality of life of his patients. Executive MBA from University of Iowa in Press Ganey, an US organization on quality towards Hockey and Soccer. He was development in the village exploiting data, have bestowed on Ghosh Center their selected the Vice-Captain of the Hockey and their own resources in order to lead a Sponsored Nursing Scholarship through Soccer team in Hare School and later on led comfortable livelihood. Four Oaks Cornerstone program for single the Hockey and Soccer team in National mother. Four of the five participants have In United States: Medical College, Kolkata as a Captain. already completed the program and are The Green Square meal program in Cedar He played Hockey in the First Division working in local health care facilities. Rapids USA, which provides an evening and also represented the University of meal to the residents in need was going for Founder of the Anna Purna Ghosh “Project Calcutta Hockey team. a closure in 2001 when he stepped forward Finish” scholarship at Kirkwood Community Philanthropic work: to keep it running, which is continuing with College. It supports single mothers as they In order to stand beside the people in need full glory till today. complete medicine-affiliated courses. Since he has also taken up several programmes inception 18 candidates have finished their Founder of the Anna Purna Ghosh both in India and the US. A few of them training and are employed. Foundation, which provides financial are listed below: assistance to cancer and/or blood disease Established the Anna Purna Ghosh In India: patients. Since 2003, the foundation has Endowed Botany Scholarship at Mt Mercy Arranged orphans from Kolkata to be provided nearly $650,000 to patients. University to support students to conduct adopted in Cedar Rapids. He helped Established the Anna Purna Ghosh a field study in unique, rare botanical WAFTNCOI to raise 20 orphans per year by Endowment in 2010 to ensure that the specimens in Iowa. providing shelter, vocational training and patient’s financial needs continue to be met. Honours & Awards: receiving high school diplomas. Promotion of College level education (AP From the United States: Supported Free Cataract Clinic camp in program) in Cedar Rapids school district. 1. Lee Hawkins Award for Collegiality/ Agar Para, West Bengal. Since its inception in 2007, more students Humanitarianism (2005) in the school district have taken more AP Supported service to remote villages courses, final AP exams and secured more 2. Family Practice Residency Outstanding for safe water, homeopathic medicine scores of three and higher. This improvement Medical Preceptor-for the years and education through Lok Nath Life was found in all the socioeconomic strata. 1997, 2002 and 2005 Divine Mission. ‘Ghosh Advanced Placement Incentive 3. Person of the year, IAA (2006) 6 | High Flyers 50 High Flyers 50 | 7 4. Health care Hero Award, corridor Business Journal (2008) 5. Attended a meeting in “White House” to discuss Health Care Issues with Dr Izika Emanuel, chief medical advisor to President Obama (2009) 6. Friend of Education (2009) 7. Finalist-First “Humanitarian Award “of ASCO (2011) 8. Martin Luther King Jr Award (2012) 9. Immigrant Entrepreneurial Spirit Award (2013) 10. Washington High School Honorary Graduate (2014) From India: 1. Hind Ratan Award, New Delhi (2010) 2. Pravashi Achievers Gold Medal. House of Lords, UK (2010) 3. Nava Ratan Award, New Delhi (2011) 4. Sword of Honor, New Delhi (2015) 5. NRI of the Decade, New Delhi (2017) Achieving the milestone: He has been fortunate enough to achieve a lot in his life, but nothing came easy. He had to work hard, overcome obstacles, which appeared in almost all steps of life, with sheer persuasion and relentless desire not to be a failure. He is still in the process to reach his ultimate goal, which should be the end of human sufferings. Happy memories: There are too many to count or describe.