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Institute of Child Health, Kolkata is an iconic pediatric institution of India, which had its inception as one of the first pediatric hospital of the country. Pediatrics, as a separate branch of medicine, different from the principles and practices of adult medicine, was conceptualized and materialized in India by the founder of this institution, who is referred to as one of the Father of Indian Pediatrics, Dr. Kshirode Chandra Chaudhuri. This article portrays the journey of ICH, the popular acronym of the famed Institute, through the last seven decades from 1956 till the present, trying to capture the initial years of its establishment in the late 1950s, followed by its gradual evolution to an institution of central importance in pediatric healthcare, medical education, research and development, and service to the society, particularly in Eastern India.
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Ghosh, A., Basu, S. & Kundu, R. Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, 1956–2022. Indian Pediatr 59, 734–739 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-022-2613-3
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