Order of British Empire conferred on Indian surgeon Raghu Ram

Published
1st Apr, 2022

Context

Eminent Breast cancer surgeon P. Raghu Ram from Hyderabad conferred the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of British Empire (OBE). He is among the youngest surgeons of Indian origin in 100 years to get the owner of OBE.

The award was bestowed by Prince Charles and prince wales near

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Background

The honours system of order of British Empire (OBE) recognises people who have made achievements in public life and committed themselves to serving and helping Britain.
The Doctors receiving honours in Knight/Dame, CBE, OBE, MBE etc categories by the queen.
Ram is also one of the youngest recipients of the prestigious Padma Shri and Dr BC Roy National awards, which were conferred on him in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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