K. B. Desai
Indian independence activist and doctor
About K. B. Desai
Lived 1897 – 1979 (aged 82). K. B. Desai was an independence activist.
K. B. Desai (3 September 1897 – 5 November 1979) was an Indian medical doctor, a local leader of Congress from Navsari during the Indian independence movement, and a social reformer. He was a Gandhian.
President of Navsari Municipal Council After independence in 1947, he served as President of Navsari Municipal Council (Nagarpalika Pramukh).
Medical career Desai graduated with an M.B.B.S. from Bombay (Mumbai) in 1922. He obtained further medical training from Dublin and Vienna. Desai provided surgical, obstetric, dental and non-surgical care. He built and ran K. B. Desai Hospital in Navsari.
Social reform Desai was actively involved in social reform movements. He opposed the caste system, admitting patients of all castes to his hospital and serving them food from a single kitchen using one set of utensils.
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Who was K. B. Desai?
Indian independence activist and doctor
When was K. B. Desai born?
K. B. Desai was born on 3 September 1897.
When did K. B. Desai die?
K. B. Desai died on 5 November 1979.
What was K. B. Desai's occupation?
K. B. Desai was an independence activist.
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