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f o
mmemo
e o
no
r
e a
ur g
he lif
e ho
ra
ur
We are honoured to commemorate the life of our great
ed to co
W
te t
r
ea
t
f
es o
ted t
h
v
founder, Padmashri Dr. TMA Pai who uplifted the lives of
e li
P
A
AI
DR. TMA PAI f o under , P admashr i Dr . T MA P a i w ho u p li ea t i n g eq ual f
DR. TM
y cr
n
enera
r g
s to co
llio
me b
mi
o
n
s, f
t
i
millions, for generations to come by creating equal
o
o p p o r t uni t ies f o r acq ui r i n g heal t h ca r e, ed uca t io n, a nd
opportunities for acquiring healthcare, education, and
banking services.
ba nkin g s er vi ces.
a
r
H
y o
l
f fa
ilin
mi
Hailing from a family of farmers, young Madhav was
un
v was
o
s, y
r
a
adh
g M
m a fa
o
g f
mer
un
no
ed to t
he eco
mi
t a v
s a
g
cs a
mi
y y
f b
os
er
cs o
o
exposed to the economics and dynamics of business at a very young
exp
usines
yna
nd d
a
g
age.
.
e
D es p i te ha vin g a t um ul t uo us c hi ldh o o d w h ic h lead to
Despite having a tumultuous childhood which lead to
rl
n hi
y ed
n
s ea
s i
g
disruptions in his early education, he managed to graduate as a
i
u
o
di
na
n, he ma
sr
p
i
rad
ua
te as a
o
ed to g
t
t
uca

f 27.
c
t t
to
r a
do
g
e o
doctor at the age of 27.
he a
All ready to set off to Hong Kong ,to practise as a
All r ead y to s et o f f to H o n g K o n g ,to p rac t i s e as a
g
eo
t
nd pa
en
y o
s co
her f
n,a
o
t to hi
ts ,he w
g
s a
e deb
g mo
ur
s
lleg
surgeon,and pay off his college debts ,he went to his aging mother for
f
in
f hi
r
gs.
her blessings.
her b
les
sin
Her golden words to Madhav, of striving to work for the
H er g o lden w o r ds to M adh a v , o f s t r i vin g to w o rk f o r t he
wellbeing of Indians changed his mind and sowed the seeds to the
w ellb ei n g o f I ndi a n s c h a n g ed hi s mind a nd s o w ed t he s eeds to t h e
ee i
t to
e s
a
e as w
ni
p
ir
Manipal empire as we see it today.
M
.
pal em
y
da
t f
a
P
i
r t
a
he o
o
Pai understood that for the overall upliftment of a
h
p
lif
s
d t
men
to
t
o
f a
v
under
t o
erall u
r f
i
co
community, they needed to be healthy, educated and their finances
na
hei
, ed
uca
t
y
h
uni
nd t
nces
mm
ted a
y needed to b
h
ty
e
e heal
, t
needed be managed professionally. This led him to establish
needed b e ma na g ed p r o f es si o nall y . Th i s led hi m to es t a b lish
al (I
r
i
va
i
nd hos
i
urba medi
t
cal co
p
e a
i
’
s f
as
t
t p
lleg
ndia
r
s
al)
p
K
t
Kasturba medical college and hospital (India’s first private hospital)
te hos
he syndi
da
ca
nk as w
and the syndicate bank as we know it today.
a
w i
nd t
e kno
t to
y
te ba
.
f val
. P
nd
teg
as a ma
r
i
ues, unco
w
n o
mi
o
is in
g in h
i
p
n
m
si
a
ty a
r
Dr. Pai was a man of values, uncompromising in his integrity and
Dr
ho nes ty o f w o r d, deed, a nd p ur p os e.
honesty of word, deed, and purpose.
i
e was pas
y dr
na
y
w
i
r
H
. H
ys s
t
e al
ed to
tel
v
o
He was passionately driven to serve the needy. He always strived to
a
en to s
v
v
he need
er
si
e t
ety t
h
o
f t
t
t
c
g met
g
t
g
ur
e t
n
g i
ho
t w
he s
er
i
n
h
ds o
n
u
o
h
t, wi
e h
he a
i
a
ci
a
change the aging methods of the society that were hurting it, without
w
e.
ledg
i
its knowledge.
ts kno
n w
t to ac
t he was a crazy ma
ha
et o
h
h
Many thought that he was a crazy man who had set out to achieve an
y t
ug
n
t t
o had s
a
h
n
u
ho
v
ie
M
e a
un t h i nk a b le f ea t. B u t to da y , as w e ca r r y f o r w a r d t h e ma n t le o f h i s
unthinkable feat. But today, as we carry forward the mantle of his
nd o
ues, w
o
n a
nd val
es t
is
f
e i
v
e r
ha
vision and values, we remind ourselves that life itself was his
vi
t li
s
ts
elf was h
ur
si
el
emi
co n t i n ued i n s p i ra t i o n.
continued inspiration.
e legac
We students therefore pledge, that we would carry forward the legacy
W
y
e w
t w
ha
uden
uld ca
t
o
ts t
r
o
ef
e p
e, t
her
ledg
r
r
d t
o
a
r
w
y f
h
r
e s
ART: NAGARAJ
AR T : NA GAR A J s et u p b y t h i s ma n, to w ho m w e a r e i ndeb ted to , f o r li f e.
set up by this man, to whom we are indebted to, for life.
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