Srinagar: Noted Kashmiri physician and writer, Dr Kundan Lal Chowdhury passed away on Sunday, reports said.
A resident of Srinagar, Dr Chowdhury did his MBBS from Punjab University and MD from Delhi University. Besides, he also did a fellowship in Neurology from London.
Besides being a medical doctor, Dr Chowdhury was also a writer and journalist. His works won him several awards including ‘Kashmiri of the Year’ and ‘Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani award’ in 2007, ‘The Smiriti Samman’ of 2006, ‘Prem Nath Bhat Amateur Journalist award’ 2004, and ‘Best Book Award for Excellence in Literature’ in 2008.
