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‘Sulagitti’ Narasamma passed away

December 27 , 2018 2165 days 999 0
  • ‘Sulagitti’ Narasamma, the traditional midwife who helped deliver over 15,000 babies free of charge in rural Karnataka, passed away recently in Bengaluru.
  • She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2013 and honorary doctorate in 2014 from Tumkur University.
  • She was also presented with ‘The Vayoshreshtha Samman’, Lifetime achievement award by the then President, Pranab Mukherjee.

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