Wednesday 25 January 2017

Let us get inspired by Padma Shri Dr. Bhakti Yadav



Let us get inspired by Padma Shri Dr. Bhakti Yadav





Indore's first women MBBS graduate, 91-year-old Dr Bhakti Yadav, will be conferred with Padma Shri award this year.

Dr Yadav has been offering free treatment for the last 68 years and is known for her close association with her patients.

Born on April 3, 1926 in Mahidpur town of Ujjain district, Dr Yadav completed her primary education in Garoth town. She completed her school from Ahilya Ashram school in Indore, while staying with her uncle.

Dr Yadav went on to become the first woman doctor in Indore when she passed out as part of the first batch of MGM Medical College here in 1948. She was the only woman in the batch.

Early in her career, she refused job in government hospital and joined Nandlal Bhandari Maternity Home for wives of poor cloth mill workers. She headed the maternity home for several decades, before starting her nursing home, Vatsalya, in Pardeshipura area.

In 68 years of her career as a gynaecologist, she has delivered thousands of babies, without charging any fees from patients travelling reaching her from far off places of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

At 91, Dr Yadav is physically very weak now due to old age, but continues to serve the poor. Her last wish is to keep serving people until her last breath.


Dr Yadav's unique association with patients ensures that they feel loved in the process. She feels that this personal touch is lacking among many doctors. "Today's doctors examine patients and treat them, but I have not seen many who develop a relationship with patients..., use their hearts," Dr Yadav said.



While the medical profession now relies heavily on technology for diagnosis, Dr Yadav still believes and practices contemporary medicine. "Her hand is like a sonography machine," said her son Dr Chetan Yadav adding till now her diagnosis has been impeccable.