Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Young Doctor’s Selfless Service Remembered After 2008 Bihar Flood Death
Chandrakant Patil was a young doctor who wanted to help people in trouble.
In 2008, severe floods affected parts of Bihar.
After his 24th birthday, he went there with a medical team from Maharashtra.
He treated people at relief camps.
One day, he learned that a pregnant woman had died before he could help her.
He then decided to stay at the camp so he could reach patients more quickly.
Chandrakant was later struck by lightning and died while doing his work.
His parents say doctors should help everyone equally, no matter their religion, caste, or wealth.
People he treated still remember him today.
Chandrakant Patil died after being struck by lightning while treating flood victims in Bihar in 2008.
He traveled from Maharashtra to Bihar with doctors and medical professionals after his 24th birthday.
Patil later chose to stay at a relief camp after an expectant mother died before he arrived.
His father urged doctors to treat everyone equally, regardless of wealth, religion, or caste.
Patil’s family and former patients continue to remember his service, while his younger brother prepares for the NEET.
- Who
- Doctor Chandrakant Patil, his parents Umakant and Lata Patil, and the medical team he joined.
- What
- Patil died after being struck by lightning while treating flood victims and is being remembered for his selfless service.
- When
- In 2008; his service was commemorated on what would have been his 42nd birthday.
- Where
- In the flood-ravaged Supaul district of Bihar; the remembrance took place at a nursing conference in Kolkata.
- Why
- He traveled to Bihar to help people affected by the floods and chose to serve patients regardless of their background.
- Doctor remembered
- Chandrakant Patil
- Year of death
- 2008
- Age when he traveled to Bihar
- 24
- Place of relief work
- Supaul district, Bihar
- Cause of death
- Lightning strike while working
- Remembrance event
- Second Kolkata Nursing Conference
- Organizing institution
- Chandrakant Institute of Nursing & Health Sciences, a unit of Liver Foundation, West Bengal