Contact Info
Dr. Nandakumar
Education
St Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata
MBBS - Christian Medical College, Vellore 1967-1972
Surgical Residency - Westchester County Medical Center, New York Medical College,Valhalla, NY,USA 1976-1980
Career
Dr. Nandakumar is a general surgeon who co-founded the ASHWINI Gudalur Adivasi Hospital, Gudalur, Nilgiris, TN ( www.ashwini.org) and was its Director from 1990 to 2020.
He is the recipient of the Paul Harrison Outstanding Alumnus Award 2005 from CMC,Vellore,
the Humanitarian Award 2018 from the American College of Surgeons and is a Member, Steering Committee, National Health Mission, GOI
He is married to Dr.Shylaja Devi, a gynecologist and organic farmer, who is also a cofounder of ASHWINI Gudalur Adivasi Hospital
They have 2 children Gouri and Gopal and live on an organic farm in Gudalur
(www.gourifarms.com)
Motivating Force
Improving facilities for education and health in rural India and thus decreasing existing gross inequities.
“Whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.”- Bradley Whitford