Karimul Haque, a tea garden worker in West Bengal, was known as “Motorcycle Ambulance Dada” because he would take patients to hospital on his motorcycle.
Wiki/Biography
Karimul Haque also known as Karimul Hak was born in Rajadanga, Malbazar, West Bengal on Friday, 7 June 1968 (52 years old in 2020). His star sign is Gemini. He went to school at Rajadanga Penda Mahammad High School in Malbazar, West Bengal and was a school dropout.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 3″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
He was born into a poor Muslim family.
Parents and siblings
His father, the late Lalua Mohammad, was a daily wage labourer.
Wife and children
His wife’s name is Anjuya Begum. He has two sons, Raju and Ahachanul (who owns a betel leaf shop and a mobile phone repair shop). He has two daughters, both of whom are married.
Ahachanul, son of Karimul Haque
The journey of becoming Dada the bicycle ambulance
In 1995, an unfortunate incident changed his life. His mother was seriously ill and needed immediate treatment, but he could not find an ambulance to take her to the hospital. Eventually, his mother died of cardiac arrest, and after this incident, he decided to do something to help people who are experiencing medical emergencies. The idea for the motorcycle ambulance came to him in 1998 when one of his colleagues collapsed and Karimul strapped him to his back and rushed him to a nearby hospital on his motorcycle. After this incident, he decided to start his own motorcycle ambulance and borrowed money to buy a motorcycle of his own. Since 1998, he has been providing motorcycle ambulance services in more than 20 nearby villages and has helped more than 5,500 people (as of 2020) in medical emergencies. In addition to the ambulance service, he also provides basic first aid training to the local people with the help of doctors.
Karimul Haque and his motorcycle ambulance
address
Karimul Hak’s address
Facts/Trivia
- Karimul, a tea garden worker in Malbazar, earns just Rs 5,000 a day and uses all his wages to support the ambulance service.
- He also organized various social awareness camps to help the needy. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he donated food and clothing to the poor.
- In an interview, he talked about his ultimate dream, he said,
I want an ambulance equipped with advanced medical facilities. This will greatly help people living in remote areas.”
- He has received many awards including the Ananya Samaan Award in 2012 from Zee Group 24 ghanta news channel.
- In 2017, he received the Padma Shri Award for his work in support of villagers in and around Dharabari.
Karimul Haque receives Padma Shri (2017)
- In 2018, Bajaj Auto Ltd upgraded its motorcycles with waterproof stretchers and ports for oxygen cylinders.
- In 2018, he was invited to be a guest speaker at TEDx Talks.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi teaches him how to take a selfie at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the eve of Republic Day 2018.
Karimul Haque takes a selfie with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- In 2019, journalist-turned-social entrepreneur Bswajit Jha published a biography about himself, Bicycle Ambulance Dada. A Hindi film based on his real life is reportedly set to hit the screens soon.
Books about Karimul Haque
- In 2021, he was invited to star in Karamveer’s special episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education