Karimul Haque, Social Worker

A worker in the tea gardens of West Bengal, Karimul Haque is famously addressed as Bike-Ambulance-dada. He bagged the Padma Shri award for his noble work of supporting the villagers in and around Dhalabari by bringing sick people to hospital in his motorcycle ambulance. Karimul Haque’s life has been chronicled in a book called ‘Bike Ambulance Dada’. The book was published by Penguin Random House India, in January 2021, and written by journalist turned social entrepreneur Biswajit Jha.