The director of PGIMER Chandigarh, Dr Jagat Ram grew up in a small village in Himachal Pradesh and went on to win the Padma Shri for his trailblazing work in the world of cataract surgery.
Promotion
As kids, people are often asked what they want to be when they grow up. For Jagat, as a small boy who spent most of his time working in the fields or buried in books, this question was exceptionally hard.
“I wanted to study and also help my father. We were very poor and I wanted to study hard and help my family. I just did not know the best way to do it as a young boy,” says Jagat who eventually became one of the best doctors in the country.
Now known as Dr Jagat Ram, he is one of India’s top medical professionals with over 35 national and international awards to his name, including the prestigious Padma Shri.
In 2013, he was also conferred with an international award for a new…