Kolkata:
Jyotsna Bose, a 93-year-old trade union leader from Kolkata, became the "first lady" in the country whose body was donated for medical research to find out the effects of coronavirus on humans, according to an organization that pioneered cadaver donation in Bengal.
According to a statement released by the non-profit organization 'Gandarpan,' Jyotsna Bose is the second person from West Bengal, after its founder Brojo Roy, to have a pathological autopsy performed on her body following her death from COVID-19.
Dr. Biswajit Chakraborty, an ophthalmologist who died as a result of the disease, was the third person in the state whose remains were donated for the same reason.
Dr. Tista Basu, Jyotsna Bose's granddaughter, claimed the trade unionist was admitted to a hospital in the Beliaghata region of north Kolkata on May 14 and died two days later. She had pledged to donate her body through Brojo Roy's organization roughly ten years ago.
"The pathological autopsy of my grandmother was conducted at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday," Dr. Basu said.
"Hers is the first female body in the country donated for a pathological autopsy following death due to COVID-19," she added.
"We do not know much about coronavirus as it is a new disease. We need to understand its full effect on organs and organ systems. Pathological autopsies help us in this quest," she told the PTI.
Jyotsna Bose was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in the year 1927.
Bose's father went missing while returning from Burma during World War II, and the family went through financial hardship. She failed to complete her studies and took up a job as an operator at British Telephones.
Soon after, Jyotsna Bose became interested in the trade union movement, and he took part in the 1946 posts and telegraph strike in support of the Naval Mutiny.
She eventually married notable trade unionist Moni Gopal Basu and was active in social and political causes after she retired, according to her granddaughter.
Also Watch - Deer rescued at Sootea