Ela Lodh

Ela Lodh was born in Khowai in the Indian state of Tripura.^[5] Qualified as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, she worked for the Tripura Health Service, eventually becoming the Director of Tripura Health Services.^[2] She held the post from 1990 until 2000 and was also the founder of the Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura.^[6][3] She died of cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Kolkata on 19 July 2021.^[7]

Ela Lodh received the 2020 Nari Shakti Puraskar posthumously on 8 March 2022. Her son Debanjan Lodh received the award on her behalf from President Ramnath Kovind.^[8]