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Indumati Parikh

Dr. Indumati Parikh

  • 1996
  • Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Development & Welfare of Women And Children
Basically a medical practitioner. Was deeply involved in the Radical Humanist Movement. Thus came to combine the qualities of an intellectual and an activist of social change. An active Family Physician and Family Planning Practitioner. Did a scientific innovation in 1964 using Intrauterine Device (IUD) as an OPD procedure in a small clinic in a simplified way. Founded, established and developed a unique organization called ‘Streehitkarini' in 1964 in the socio-economically .... Read More