Indian doctors

Since 1994, Dr Tapan Kumar Lahiri has donated all of his salary to the needy. Today, at 70, he lives on his pension money and continues to serve the poor. Here is his story.

Anandibai Joshi, Kadambini Ganguly, Rukhmabai Raut, Haimabati Sen, Muthulakshmi Reddy and Mary Poonen Lukose – written out of history, India’s first women doctors were trailblazers.

Out of the 44 racers who qualified, only nine men reached the finish line. With an average speed of 10.86 miles an hour, Srinivas made it to the seventh spot.

Oncologist and head and neck surgeon Dr. Vishal Rao writes about the recent increase in the number of attacks on Indian doctors and what the country needs to do for patients and the medical fraternity.