8 stories
From his first OPD at a Kolkata nursing home in 2011 to fellowships in minimal access and gastrointestinal endo-surgery, Dr. Asif Hossain has built a career that combines surgery, teaching and community care.
After more than three decades spanning Allopathy and Ayurveda sales and marketing leadership, Dr. Partha Narayan Joardar now works at Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal — and argues that Ayurveda's future lies not in competing with modern medicine, but in integrating with it.
While most students in healthcare gravitate toward well-trodden paths, Moumita Chakraborty chose Respiratory Therapy — the science of breathing. Today, as Vice Principal and Associate Professor at Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Bengaluru, she moves between critical care, teaching and research, building a career defined by purpose as much as expertise.
A story of rebuilding: Dr. Rishabh Verma turned financial setbacks into a personalised nutrition platform — Nutrillion — that combines nutrigenomics, gut health and preventive care across 10 countries.
Leena Jain founded the Sanjeevan Foundation after personal loss compelled her to act. Through cervical cancer awareness, education and community outreach, she is working to ensure that no woman loses her life to a preventable disease simply because she lacked awareness or access.
Dr Rashmi Ethiraju is a certified music therapist, psychotherapist and counsellor who has spent over 15 years using music as a therapeutic tool. Trained in Carnatic classical vocal and certified by the NADA Centre for Music Therapy, she works across rehabilitation, special-needs care and emotional wellness.
Aditi Dua turned her early curiosity about tarot into a meaningful practice rooted in clarity, reflection and self-awareness. Her approach brings together tarot reading, intuition, manifestation and modern spirituality in a grounded way.
Dr Charu Dutt Arora is a physician, TEDx speaker and healthcare leader committed to making healthcare more compassionate, accessible and patient-centric. He specialises in geriatrics, palliative care and home healthcare.
