Datta was born in 1931 at
Mangaldoi in Assam. After returning to India Datta joined Tripura Health Services in the late sixties. During the
Liberation War of Bangladesh he gave treatment to the freedom fighters of
Bangladesh and Indian soldiers. He saved many lives in 1971. He retired from service as the director and special secretary of the Tripura Health Services in 1992. He was the second person from
Tripura who received Padma Shri. He received
Friends of Liberation War Honour in 2012 for his contribution to the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Datta died on 27 January 2020 at his own home in
Kolkata at the age of 88. ==References==