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Dr. Mamballaikalathil Sarada Menon
December 9 , 2021
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- Dr. Sarada Menon passed away at the age of 98.
- She was India’s 1st woman Psychiatrist and the longest-serving head of the Institute of Mental Health.
- She became the 1st woman Superintendent of the Institute of Mental Health in 1961.
- She established the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF India) in 1984 along with psychiatrist R Thara.
- She also founded ASHA, a community-based platform supporting the families of those affected by mental illnesses.
- She was born in a Malayali family in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
- She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1992 for social works.
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