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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 Otolaryngology". 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 chosen 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
recognized 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. |