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We commemorate the life of our great founder, Padmashri
ommemor
, P
POR
POR TR AIT S OF THE
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OF THE
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Dr. TMA Pai who uplifted the lives of millions, for genera-
Dr . TM A P ai who uplif t ed the liv es of millions , f or gener a -
tions t
ea
ting equal oppor
quir
y cr
o c
tunities f
ome b
tions to come by creating equal opportunities for acquir-
or ac
-
es
e
, educa
tion, and bank
ing ser
vic
ing healthcare, education, and banking services. .
ing healthcar
VENER
VENER ABLE
ABLE
Hailing from a family of farmers, young Madhav was ex-
Hailing fr om a family of far mers , y oung M adha v w as e x -
onomics and dynamics of business a
posed to the economics and dynamics of business at a
o the ec
t a
posed t
v er y y oung age .
very young age.
Despite having a tumultuous childhood which lead to
D espit e ha ving a tumultuous childhood which lead t o
e
disruptions in his early education, he managed to graduate
ly educa
t
o g
r
tion, he managed t
adua
disruptions in his ear
as a doctor at the age of 27.
as a doc t or a t the age of 27.
o Hong Kong ,t
ll r
o set off t
All ready to set off to Hong Kong ,to practise as a sur-
A
eady t
S eeing the w or ld in black and o pr ac tise as a sur -
Seeing the world in black and
geon,and pay off his college debts ,he went to his aging
ing out r
white, has helped me bring out raw

whit e geon,and pa y off his c ollege debts ,he w . en t t o his ag ing
a
, has helped me br
w

or her blessings
mother for her blessings.
mother f
or
Her golden words to Madhav, of striving to work for the
Her golden w
.
T

aits
ing
ak
emotions in m y por tr ds t o M adha v , of str iving t o w or k f or the
emotions in my portraits. Taking
ndians changed his mind and so
wellbeing of Indians changed his mind and sowed the
ellbeing of I
w
ed the
w
inspir
inspiration from the smallest e as w e see it t oda y .
om the smallest
tion fr
a
o the M
anipal empir
seeds t
seeds to the Manipal empire as we see it today.
abstract concepts, I would describe
abstr ac t c onc epts , I w ould descr ibe all uplif tmen t of a c om -
P
ood tha
Pai understood that for the overall upliftment of a com-
t f
or the o
v
ai underst
er
y
t
, educa
y
munit
munity, they needed to be healthy, educated and their
, they needed t
my style of photography as o be health essionally ed and their
aph
m
y st

yle of phot
y as
r
og
of
.
financ
finances needed be managed professionally. This led him
his led him
T
es needed be managed pr
minimal. . ollege and hospital (I ndia ’ s first
minimal
t
to establish KMC medical college and hospital (India’s first
o establish KMC medical c
private hospital) and the syndicate bank as we know it to-
pr iv a t e hospital) and the syndica t e bank as w e k no w it t o -
a
day.
d

y.
I believe, art is subjective and if my
I believ e , ar t is subjec tiv e and if m y
ompr
as a man of v
Dr. Pai was a man of values, uncompromising in his integ-
, unc
alues
ai w
photograph sparks just a little bit of
phot Dr . P aph spar ks just a little bit of omising in his in t eg -
og
r
it
, deed
pose
, and pur
y of w
rity and honesty of word, deed, and purpose. He was pas-
or
y and honest
d
r
ardour in at least one of my e the needy . He alw a . He w as pas -
t least one of m
ar

y
dour in a
iv
s str
y
ed t
o
iv
v
o ser
t
en t
sionately driven to serve the needy. He always strived to
ely dr
siona
audience, I would consider it an y tha t w er e hur t -
audienc
onsider it an
e

, I w
ould c
change the ag
ing methods of the societ
change the aging methods of the society that were hurt-
, without its k
.
ing it
wledge
no
t
emen
achiev
achievement. . ing it, without its knowledge.
M an y though t tha t he w as a cr az y man who had set out t o
Many thought that he was a crazy man who had set out to
achieve an unthinkable feat. But today, as we carry forward
achiev e an un think able f ea t . But t oda y , as w e car r y f or w ar d
the mantle of his vision and values, we remind ourselves
the man tle of his vision and v alues , w e r emind ourselv es
tion.
on
as his c
t lif
tha
that life itself was his continued inspiration.
tinued inspir
a
e itself w
W e studen ts ther ef or e pledge , tha t w e w ould car r y f or w ar d
We students therefore pledge, that we would carry forward
ed
y set up b

o whom w
y this man, t
the legac
the legacy set up by this man, to whom we are indebted
e ar
e indebt
to, for life.
t o , f or lif e .
JAS
- TE
- TEJAS KULKARNI
ARNI
KULK
C O NTENT S