Kolkata, Dec 19 (PTI) West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee today remembered Upendranath Brahmachari, whohad discovered the medicine for kala-azar, on his birthanniversary.
"Remembering Upendranath Brahmachari, the discovererof the medicine for kala-azar, on his birth anniversary,"Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle today.
Born on this day in 1873, Brahmachari's discoverysaved nearly millions of lives in India, when kala-azar hadcaused havoc during the early 20th century. PTI SCHNN.
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