Nirmalendu Bhattacharjee Dies 14 Days After Pledging His Body for Posthumous Donation

Nirmalendu Bhattacharjee, a resident of Vivekananda Road in Silchar and a retired science teacher, passed away on Sunday (August 30) at 7:22am, just days after pledging to donate his body after death.

His mortal remains were brought from Green Hills Hospital, following which the posthumous body donation process was completed in accordance with his pledge. While the remains were being taken to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), members of the local cultural organisation Kristi Vivek Sanskritik Sangstha paid their last respects to him. Bhattacharjee was a founding member of the organisation.

Bhattacharjee had signed a posthumous body donation pledge on August 16 at his residence through the Human Science Forum. His wife Anita Bhattacharjee, son Niladri Bhattacharjee and grandson Advik Bhattacharjee were present during the pledge ceremony.

According to information shared at the time, Bhattacharjee had spent around 40 years in Mizoram and served as a science teacher at a school under the Mizoram Government. He retired from his teaching career around 17 years ago.

His decision to pledge his body after death was guided by his scientific outlook, according to his earlier remarks. He had also expressed hope that more people would come forward to make similar pledges for posthumous body donation.

During the pledge ceremony, several members of the Human Science Forum, including Vivek Acharya, Surajit Som, Sanjib Bhattacharjee, Malabika Bhattacharjee, Hanif Barbhuiya, Samir Bose, Shantanu Das and Sudarshan Choudhury, were present.

The Human Science Forum had welcomed his decision and appealed to more people to consider pledging their bodies for donation after death.

Bhattacharjee’s final pledge has now been fulfilled, with his mortal remains donated for posthumous medical and scientific purposes following his death.

Having spent his life teaching science, Bhattacharjee’s decision to donate his body after death reflects a personal choice shaped by the scientific temperament he spoke about while making the pledge.