The junior doctors of Calcutta's state-run RG Kar Medical and Hospital have partially resumed duties after 42 days of relentless protests since a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered inside the hospital premises.
We take a look at the story of RG Kar Hospital and the life of the man RG Kar himself.
Radha Gobinda was born into a wealthy family, deeply rooted in medicine. His father Durgadas Kar was a physician and taught at the Calcutta Medical College, one of the oldest existing hospitals in India. Durgadas had also established Mitford Hospital in Dhaka and his brother Dr Radhamadhab was also a physician. This was Radha Gobinda's background, one of money, privilege, and education. We retrace the history of RG Kar Hospital — one of progress and prosperity, unlike now...
Video Producer: Aparna Singh
Video Editor: Abhishek Sharma
