Background
Chitta Ranjan Dasgupta was born on October 16, 1899 in Calcutta Ballygunge, West Bengal, India.
Chitta Ranjan Dasgupta was born on October 16, 1899 in Calcutta Ballygunge, West Bengal, India.
Chitta Ranjan Dasgupta earned Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Calcutta, with a specialization in Haematology. Also he got Diploma in Tropical Medicine from Calcutta University in 1933.
Chitta Ranjan Dasgupta worked severally as the In-charge of Civil and Hospital Transfusion Service at the School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta, and as senior visiting physician, Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases (1942-1955). He was the chairman of Haemotological Sub-Committee from 1950 to 1955, and served on the editorial boards of Indian Journal of Medical Research and Journal of Indian Medical Association. He was a deputy director (1951-1952, 1953-1954), visiting haematologist and In-charge of Pathology Department, Islamia Hospital, Kolkata and visiting haematologist, Ramakrishna Mission Sishumangal Sevapratisthan (1956-1959). He was the vice-president, from 1956 to 1959, of the International Society of Haematology and Indian Medical Association (West Bengal Branch). Chitta Ranjan Dasgupta was also elected president of Asian and Pacific Society of Haematology in 1960 and Indian Society of Haematology & Blood Transfusion from 1959 to 1960.