‘Father of Palliative Care’ honoured with Padma Shri Award

IAPC is proud that one of its senior member, a pioneer and often referred to as ‘Father of Palliative Care’, Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award, 2018. He has nurtured palliative care in India and has helped to ease pain of millions of suffering soul.

Dr. Rajagopal at TEDx in 2015

Suggested readings:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._Rajagopal

Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/16/dr-m-r-rajagopal-india