Till 95, India’s First Woman Cardiologist Spent 12 Hours a Day Treating Underprivileged Patients

After fleeing war in Burma, Dr S I Padmavati brought her medical training to Delhi in 1953. At Lady Hardinge Medical College, she began building heart-care services that would later take shape in the National Heart Institute.
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