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Shirley

Justin

Dr. V SHANTHA

11 March 1927

• Dr. V Shanta was born on March 11, 1927 at Mylapore, Chennai in an Iyer family.

• Her family includes Nobel Laureates C.V. Raman and S. Chandrasekar

Birth and Family:

Schooling and College She did her schooling from National Girls High

School (now P.S. Sivaswamy Higher Secondary School) and had always wanted to become a Doctor. She completed her graduation from Madras Medical College in 1949, and her M.D. in 1955.

She did not have any role models but she was very much inspired by her maternal uncle and grandfather`s brother Sir C V Raman

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The institute began with a single building and a cluster of huts with minimal equipment and two doctors, Dr. Shanta and Dr. Krishnamurthi. For three years she worked as honorary staff after which, the Institute offered to pay her Rs.200 per month and residence within the campus. She moved into the campus on April 13, 1955, and has remained there ever since. She is also the member of Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission for Health.

Career

AwardsShe won the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2016She won the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Dr. Shanta has dedicated the award to the institute.Shanta, an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, is a recipient of the Padma Shri Award in 1986, Padma Bhushan in 2005 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016.

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