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Anandi Gopal Joshi — the first Indian woman to study western medicine, sponsored by Tilak

Anandi Joshi wanted to work for women 'who would rather die than accept at the hands of a male physician.' She got letters from Queen Victoria & Tilak.

The Indian doctor who saved Indians in Burma during cholera epidemic with just three nurses

In ‘The 24th Mile’, Tehmton Mistry writes about Dr Jehangir Anklesaria, who took part in the war effort in Rangoon and set about to vaccinate a camp of suffering Indians.

Traumatised, burnt out & depressed — the silent crisis of Indian doctors in the second wave

Constant high-risk exposure to the virus, surrounded by death & long hours in sweat-drenched PPE kits that make even washroom breaks tricky, the struggle is nightmarish for doctors.

Bengaluru’s ‘doctor on wheels’ works 20 hours a day, has treated 250 patients since Covid

Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi has been running a mobile clinic for 11 years. Since pandemic struck, he works nights at a BBMP Covid clinic, and then drives across Bengaluru to help patients.

A look at Covid Ground Zero through a millennial doctor’s eyes

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Dr Mahinder Watsa — the man who brought sex education to the discussion table in India

Popular for his daily column on Mumbai Mirror, Dr Mahinder Watsa was the first to propose a sexual counselling and education programme in India.

PPE-clad Assam doctor dances to cheer up Covid patients, ‘terrific spirit’ says Hrithik Roshan

Dr Arup Senapati, an ENT surgeon at the Silchar Medical College in Assam, says he is a fan of Hrithik Roshan, Prabhu Deva and Michael Jackson.

Indian-origin doctor is Johns Hopkins’ new director of heart failure & cardiac transplantation

Dr Kavita Sharma is also an assistant professor of medicine at the advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology in Johns Hopkins' cardiology division. 

Doctor allegedly behind 50 murders, kidnappings & 125 illegal kidney transplants arrested

The doctor, according to police, has allegedly carried out more than 125 illegal kidney transplants from 1994 to 2004 and several kidnappings.

Photo of doctor-turned-terrorist goes viral, but it’s not Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo

Following the killing of Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo, a photo post claiming he was a doctor was widely shared on social media.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

‘An expression of outrage’: Operation Sindoor front and centre in Modi’s Independence Day address

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on Friday, highlighting India’s...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.