I attended the seminar of you mam. you are always with us mam. At now we miss you mam. This is my message to you shanta mam. Your words are always remember to me mam.

1. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of
India, presenting the Padma
Bhushan to Shanta, in New Delhi on
20 March 2006.
V. Shanta
Viswanathan Shanta (11 March 1927 – 19 January 2021) was an
Indian oncologist and the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute,
Chennai. She was best known for her efforts towards making quality
and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in her
country.[1][2] She dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care
for cancer patients,[3] study of the disease, research on its prevention
and cure, spreading awareness about the disease,[4][5] and developing
specialists and scientists in various subspecialties of oncology.[6] Her
work had her win several awards, including the Magsaysay Award,
Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan, the second
highest civilian award given by the Government of India.
She was associated with Adyar Cancer Institute since 1955, and held
several positions, including that of the director of the institute between
1980 and 1997. She served as a member of several national and
international committees on health and medicine, including the World
Health Organization's Advisory Committee on Health.
Early life
Career
Awards
References
External links
Shanta was born on 11 March 1927, at Mylapore, Chennai, into a distinguished family that included two
Nobel Laureates, C.V. Raman (grand uncle) and S. Chandrasekar (uncle).[1][7]
She did her schooling from National Girls High School (now Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls Higher Secondary
School) and had always wanted to become a doctor. She completed her graduation (M.B.B.S) from the
Madras Medical College in 1949, D.G.O. in 1952, and M.D. (in Obstetrics & Gynecology) in 1955.
When Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy set up the Cancer Institute in 1954, Shanta was about to complete her Doctor
of Medicine (M.D.). She had got through the Public Service Commission examination and had been posted to
the Women and Children Hospital. In the 1940s and 1950s, Indian women who entered the medical profession
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Early life
Career

2. Pranab Mukherjee, President of
India, presenting the Padma
Vibhushan to Shanta, in New Delhi
on 12 April 2016.
generally took obstetrics and gynecology, but Shanta wanted to be different. She decided to join the Cancer
Institute instead, upsetting many people in her family.[8]
The institute began as a small, 12-bed cottage hospital with just a single building,[7] minimal equipment and
just two doctors, Shanta and Krishnamurthi. For three years she worked as honorary staff after which, the
Institute offered to pay her Rs.200 per month and residence within the campus. She moved into the campus on
13 April 1955, and has remained there ever since.
Dr. Shanta was a member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission for Health. She was a strong
advocate of early detection of cancer and the need to change public perception of the disease, especially the
extreme fear and hopelessness associated with the disease. She was particularly critical of the metaphorical
usage of the name of the disease to describe a dangerous and uncontrollable situation or one of
hopelessness.[9][10]
Shanta, an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical
Sciences,[11] was a recipient of the Padma Shri Award in 1986,[12]
Padma Bhushan,[13] in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in
2016.[1][14][15][16]
She was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2005.[17] She
dedicated the award to her institute.[18] The award citation is worth
quoting to describe aptly Dr. Shanta's service. It reads in part:
"In an era when specialised medical care in India has
become highly commercialised, Dr. Shanta strives to
ensure that the Institute remains true to its ethos, `Service
to all.' Its services are free or subsidised for some 60 per
cent of its 100,000 annual patients [...] eighty-seven-year-
old Shanta still sees patients, still performs surgery, and is
still on call twenty-four hours a day."[19]
1. "Dr. V. Shanta From Chennai Honoured With Padma Vibhushan For Her Service In The Field
Of Cancer" (http://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/dr-v-shanta-from-chennai-award
ed-padma-vibhushan-for-her-service-in-the-field-of-cancer/). Logical Indian. 13 April 2016.
Retrieved 23 April 2016.
2. Padmanabhan, Geeta (24 September 2017). "Express yourself without fear: Dr. V. Shanta" (http
s://www.thehindu.com/education/express-yourself-without-fear/article19741435.ece). The
Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 2 September
2018.
3. "Focus should be on early detection of cancer: Dr. V. Shanta" (https://www.thehindu.com/news/
cities/chennai/Focus-should-be-on-early-detection-of-cancer-Dr.-V.-Shanta/article14540549.ec
e). The Hindu. 20 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751
X). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Awards
References

3. Interview with Dr Shanta - Frontline Volume 22 - Issue 17, 13–26 August 2005 'An uphill task
all along' (https://web.archive.org/web/20051217050528/http://flonnet.com/fl2217/stories/20050
826005712600.htm)
Treatment must be made affordable, says V. Shanta '65% of kids with cancer get back to
normal life' (https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/65-of-kids-with-cancer-get-bac
k-to-normal-life/article24157678.ece)
Oncologists should be good listeners: Dr. Shanta Oncologists should be good listeners: Dr.
Shanta (https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/oncologists-should-be-good-listen
4. "Early detection of cancer is key" (https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/early-detectio
n-of-cancer-is-key/article27005774.ece). The Hindu. 2 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X (https://ww
w.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
5. "Dr V Shanta (Columnist profile)" (https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Dr-V-Shanta/). The
Hindu. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
6. "Dr. V. Shanta - Chairman" (http://www.cancerinstitutewia.in/CIWIA/chairman.html).
www.cancerinstitutewia.in. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
7. Umashanker, Sudha (5 March 2011). "She redefined the C word" (https://www.thehindu.com/fe
atures/magazine/She-redefined-the-C-word/article14938001.ece). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-
751X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
8. "An uphill task all along" (https://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2217/stories/2005082600571260
0.htm). www.frontline.in. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. "On cancer & terror" (https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/On-cancer-amp-terror/article163
00812.ece). The Hindu. 14 May 2010. ISSN 0971-751X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-75
1X). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
10. "No parallel" (https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/no-parallel/article22871735.ece). The
Hindu. 28 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X).
Retrieved 3 May 2019.
11. "List of Fellows — NAMS" (http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf)
(PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
12. "Padma Awards for 1986 in the field of Medicine | Interactive Dashboard" (http://www.dashboar
d-padmaawards.gov.in/?Place=Tamil%20Nadu&Field=Medicine&Award=Padma%20Shri&Yea
r=1986-1986). www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
13. "Padma Awards" (http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf) (PDF).
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
14. "Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan" (http://www.thehindu.com/n
ews/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece). The Hindu. 25 January 2016.
Retrieved 25 January 2016.
15. "Padma Awards for the year 2016 | Interactive Dashboard" (http://www.dashboard-padmaawar
ds.gov.in/?Year=2016-2016&Award=Padma%20Vibhushan&Field=Medicine).
www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
16. "Padma Awards list - 2016" (https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Awards_2016_14042017.PD
F) (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
17. "Awardees from 2005 • The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation • Honoring greatness of
spirit and transformative leadership in Asia" (http://rmaward.asia/awardees/year/2005/).
rmaward.asia. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
18. "Shanta, V." (https://www.rmaward.asia/awardees/shanta-v/) Ramon Magsaysay Award
Foundation. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
19. "Citation Description" (http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationShantaV.htm).
Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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