Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Calcutta Medical College Doctors Pledge Care for Orphan Children
Doctors from Calcutta Medical College took a special pledge during a Saraswati Puja event.
They promised to take care of 303 children living in an orphanage called The Refuge.
The doctors will provide medical treatment and support to the children.
They also gave the children school bags, pencil boxes, books, and a laptop.
Many important doctors and guests supported this initiative.
The doctors hope this will inspire other medical students to do similar good work.
Post-graduate and post-doctoral trainees from Calcutta Medical College pledged to provide medical treatment to 303 inmates of The Refuge orphanage.
The initiative, named Project Naibedya, was announced during a Saraswati Puja event on campus.
The doctors will offer primary consultation via video conference and hospitalization if needed.
Support was shown by prominent figures including cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty and pulmonologist Raja Dhar.
The orphanage, built by Ananda Mohan Biswas, received school bags, pencil boxes, books, and a laptop for the children.
- Who
- Post-graduate and post-doctoral trainees from Calcutta Medical College
- What
- Pledged to provide medical treatment to 303 inmates of The Refuge orphanage
- When
- During a Saraswati Puja event on Friday
- Where
- Calcutta Medical College, Academy Building foyer
- Why
- To give back to society and utilize their medical education for a social cause
- Institution
- Calcutta Medical College
- Orphanage
- The Refuge
- Number of Inmates
- 303
- Project Name
- Project Naibedya
- Core Group Members
- 36
- Anniversary
- 192nd anniversary of the college
- Gifts Provided
- School bags, pencil boxes, books, and a laptop
- Supporting Entities
- Medical College Ex-Students Association, Narayana Hospital, CK Birla Hospitals