It was in 1935’s Patna, Bihar, Dr. Mukherjee was born. His patients vouch that he embodies both old values and new science. In 1957 he passed MBBS from Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna and joined the Bihar state service as a Civil Assistant Surgeon in 1959. He completed his D.C.P in 1964 and M.D (Path) in 1965 from Darbhanga Medical College, Bihar. He was first a lecturer in Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi, then an esteemed professor in pathology, and he retired as a professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology in 1993.