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Karimul Haque works in a tea garden in Jalpaiguri district
of West Bengal and uses his motorbike to take people from Dhalabari and other
nearby villages to hospitals and clinics, free of cost. There is a primary
health centre at Kranti, about six kilometres from Dhalabari, but it has limited
facilities. The area does not have a regular four-wheel ambulance service.
 
 Karimul’s unique ‘bike ambulance’ and mobile number (for
calls from people in need of medical help) have become very popular in the
villages, and his service is known even among local doctors, police personnel and
block officials.

From his tea estate job, Karimul earns Rs. 4,000 every
month. He keeps aside 25 per cent of his salary for fuel and other costs of
running the bike, and another 25 per cent is spent in repaying a bank loan.
Karimul does not hanker for more money; he believes that Allah will reward him
for his work.

PARI would like to thank musician Jorge Mendez for granting us permission to use excerpts from his beautiful track 'Cold' in this student-made film.
 
 
 
 Anasuya Chowdhury
introduced the team to Karimul Haque and worked as the location manager for this
film;
 
 
 Moumita Purakhyastha is the film's sound manager.
 
 
 
 Both of them, as well as the three directors (credited below), are
 
 
 fourth semester masters’ students of Journalism and Mass Communication,
Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.

Karimul’s medical motorcycle diaries

કરીમુલની ચાલતી ફરતી મેડિકલની ડાયરી

করিমুলের মোটরসাইকেল ডায়েরি

கரிமுலின் மருத்துவ மோட்டார் சைக்கிள் டைரீஸ்

କରିମୁଲଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ମୋଟର ସାଇକେଲ ଡାଏରୀଗୁଡିକ

करीमुलची वैद्यकीय मोटारसायकल डायरी

کریم کی میڈیکل موٹرسائیکل ڈائری

Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

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Karimul’s medical motorcycle diaries

Popularly known as Ambulance Dada, Karimul Haque is a tea garden worker in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal who runs a unique ‘bike ambulance’ free of cost for villagers. He was recently awarded the Padma Shri

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