‘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.