Bir Bhan Bhatia

Bir Bhan Bhatia was an Indian physician and a former member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces in the British India. The Government of India honoured him in 1954, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to medicine, placing him among the first recipients of the award.

Biography Bir Bhan Bhatia was born in Abbottabad, formerly a part of British India, presently in Pakistan, on 30 August 1900 to Jai Devi and Abagat Hari Chand Bhatia, a government servant. He secured his master's degree (MD) in 1926 During the latter part of his life, he lived in his Lucknow House designed by renowned architect Walter Burley Griffin till his death on 13 May 1962. His first marriage, in 1925, was to Shanti Devi with whom he has four sons, the subsequent marriage to Norah Coady remained issueless.