The 5 Rupee Doctor
SARASIJ MAJUMDER
Dr. Gowda, a dermatologist, is popular for his social
service for treating patients coming to his clinic at a fee of just Rs. 5.
Gold Medallist MBBS, from Mandua in Karnataka, and MD from
Calcutta Medical University.
He does not have his own clinic.
It takes lakhs of rupees to build a cabin. From where will
you get so much money...??
He lives in a two-room house away from the city. How can
patients come so far for treatment, so he examines hundreds of poor patients
daily sitting outside a fast-food restaurant in the city from 7 am to 7 pm on
his bicycle. Diagnoses them thoroughly and prescribes generic medicines.
He charges only 5 rupees. Yes, just Rs.5. Doctors with a
Gold medal and MD degree charge only Rs 5 from poor patients.
In today's world where doctors are literally looting the
poor, common people.
But Dr. Shankar Gowda is a god to all his patients.
At an event organized in New Delhi, Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari presented the ‘Indian of the Year-2022’ award in the category of Social
Change to Dr. Shankare Gowda.
“I have been practising since 1982, and have been charging
Rs 5 for 40 years since I started my practice. Whatever knowledge we have, it
should be imparted to everyone equally,” CNN News 18 reported Dr. Shankre Gowda
as saying.
“There are so many doctors nowadays, but there is a shortage
of doctors in rural areas… State government should make it compulsory for
doctors to practice in rural areas for at least one year,” he added.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai congratulated Dr. Gowda for
receiving the prestigious award. In a tweet in Kannada, he wrote: “It is highly
commendable that Mandya doctor Shri Shankare Gowda, who is popularly known as
the 5-rupee doctor, has received the award of #IndianOfTheYear award . # Indian
Of the Year is a role model for all who dedicated his life to the service
of rural people. Hearty congratulations to him.”
My Salute, Dr. Gowda.
Source:-
1.0 https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/dr-shankare-gowda-aka-mandyas-5-rupees-doctor-conferred-with-indian-of-the-year-award
2.0https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/i-always-wanted-to-serve-my-people-says-mandya-s-five-rupees-doctor-1121216.html
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