|
 Dr.
Hiranandani , the pioneer of
Otolaryngology in India, was born
in September 1917 at Thatta - the
land of
Lalsai Jhulelal and the water
god has blessed him to such a
great extent that beside to
overcome the poverty & to realise
his dream of being doctor, He
become India's most famous and
successful E N T surgeon.
As the 1947 is always
remembered as the most troublesome
year in the history of Sindhis but
many of Sindhis who sensed this
troubled in advance and shifted to
India were not only not suffered
the pains but also helped other
sindhi families who migrated in
and after the 1947. Dr.
Hiranandani's family was one of
such family as they shifted to
Bombay [Now Mumbai] in the year
1937. Lakhumal Hiranand has
completed his education of Medical
Science in 1942 and went to United
Kingdom for F R C S [Fellow
of Royal College of Surgeons] . He
returned from England in 1947 and
joined B. Y. L. Nair Hospital
as E N T surgeon, and become Head
of the Department.
In the year 1972, when
a complete and separate dept. for
the Head & Neck surgeries was
established it was named as "
Dr. Hiranandani's Department Of
Otolarynology". He is the
first person from the field of E N
T surgeons , who was Felicitated
with the " DHANWANTRI AWARD"
in the year 1988.
His
achievements become more
significant if we remember that he
belongs to sindhi community, A
community in which first
preference is given to business
and education is treated as the
step daughter. He was the first
Indian who was selected as the
Member of American Society Of Head
& Neck Surgery. International
Federation of Otolaryngology has
felicitated him with " GOLDEN
AWARD" and the surgeons of
SAARC has choosen him as the "Millennium
E N T".
God has blessed him
with three sons Dr. Navin ,
who is taking care of carrying
forward of his father's mission of
healing and helping others at Dr.
L. H. Hiranandani Hospital
established by Hiranandani family
on 22-2-2004 at Powai in Mumbai,
while the other two Niranjan and
Surendra are among the topmost
building constructors of the
India.
Dr. Hiranandani has
never forget that he was born in
the land of Jhulelal, who was born
only to rescue the suffered and
helpless people. On social service
fronts despite being a busy
surgeon he worked almost for eight
months in 1973, when Maharashtra
was under the situation of
drought.
During the 1993 Mumbai riots , he
played a significant role for
keeping the peace and communal
harmony in the city for which
Indian National Congress
Felicitate him with " Maulana
Azad Award". He has also
helped many sindhi Institutions,
one of such is Hyderabad [Sindh]
National Collegiate board-
managing premier educational
institutes like National college
Bandra & K C College in Mumbai.
Government of India
has recognised his services not
only in the Medical field bust
also in the social help area and
awarded him with the one of the
highest public award "PADAM
BHUSHAN" in 1972. |
