In olden times there used to be midwives and physicians, but when medical practice got promoted, doctors came. Women made their place in the crowd of mostly male doctors. Women's participation in the medical field increased on the basis of higher education and hard work. Today, many powerful women doctors are making their mark in the field of medicine. They are doing better work in their respective fields. The names of these women doctors are famous even abroad. However, the credit for encouraging women in the field of medicine also goes to some women. Here the stories of some women doctors are being told, who made important contributions in the field of medicine and set a new example.


Dr. Bhakti Yadav

Bhakti Yadav was born on 3 April 1926 in Mahidpur near Ujjain. At a time when girls had to struggle for education, Bhakti stubbornly went to school. She was the first female student of her batch to pursue an MBBS course from MGM Medical College.


After obtaining an MBBS degree in 1952, he worked at many places and later started Vatsalya Nursing Home. Dr. Bhakti Yadav used to treat patients for free. She continued treating patients till her old age and successfully delivered the lives of lakhs of women. For this reason, she was also called Doctor Dadi. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his free medical services.

Dr. Anandibai Joshi
Anandibai Joshi was the first female doctor in India. Born on 31 March 1865 in Pune, Anandibai was married at the age of 9 to a young man 20 years older than her. At the age of 14, his first child was born. However, their child died after 10 days. After this incident, Anandibai decided to become a doctor. This incident deeply shocked her and Anandibai decided to become a doctor. Her husband got her medical studies. In 1886, at the age of 19, she became the first Indian woman doctor to receive an MD degree.

Dr. Indira Hinduja
Indira Hinduja, born in Shikarpur, Pakistan, came to India after the partition of the country. After staying in Mumbai for some time, she moved to Belgaum with her family. Indira studied at a women's school and further prepared for medicine. After obtaining an MD degree in Gynecology from Bombay University, she devoted her entire life to serving the people. On August 6, 1986, he created history by gifting the country's first test tube baby at KEM Hospital. Indira Hinduja was awarded the Padma Shri in 2011 for her contribution to the field of medicine.

Dr. MV Padma Srivastava
Dr. MV Padma Srivastava, professor in the Department of Neuroscience, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was born in 1965. He earned a master's degree in Neurology at AIIMS in 1990. He made an important contribution to medical science by starting the 'Code-Red program at AIIMS'. MV Padma is a neurologist as well as a writer.

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