Govinda K.C. is a Nepali orthopedic surgeon and philanthropic activist. He is a professor of orthopedics at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, part of the Institute of Medicine, Nepal. He is known for humanitarian work in Nepal and internationally, and for his activism in favor of independent academic functioning of the government medical institutions in Nepal, notably the Institute of Medicine and Patan Academy of Health Sciences. His non-violent protests and fasts have successfully pressurized the government and stakeholders. He is regarded as a man of extreme simplicity, benevolence, and humanity and with no ambition to acquire money or power. His motto of life has been to fight corruption and malpractice in the medical field and give free medical service to the poor. Dr. K.C. has waged his non-violent war against some medical schools that are seen to have only profit making motifs. His non-violent campaigns have pressurized the Govt. of Nepal to change their policy and maintain quality control in favor of people. Dr. KC maintains that education and health should be the liability of the government; paradoxically, the current government of Nepal is a communist majority one, a coalition of left-wing political parties which are said to have fought for the rights of the poor people. Although people in power who lobby profit-making medical schools and rising medical service seem to loathe him, he is one of the most popular persons in the country, especially among young students, doctors, and poor people.
On his release on 10th January 2017 [SC releases Dr. Govinda K.C. on general date, https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/sc-releases-dr-govinda-kc-general-date/, 11 January 2018, The Kathmandu Post, 10 January 2018]
