Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences · Sevagram

Architects of MGIMS

Some came for a calling. Others came for a job, or were posted here, or simply could not find a position elsewhere. What happened next — across six decades in a village in Vidarbha — is what this archive records.

Dr. Sushila Nayar

Dr. Sushila Nayar Founder-Director, MGIMS · President, Kasturba Health Society 1964–2001

Dr. Sushila Nayar Kasturba Health Society

Dr Anant Damodar Ranade

Dr Anant Damodar Ranade Medical Officer, Kasturba Hospital 1946–1982

Dr Anant Damodar Ranade Kasturba Health Society

Prabhakarji

Prabhakarji Founding Trustee · Kasturba Health Society 1935–1979

Prabhakarji Kasturba Health Society

Manimala Choudhary

Manimala Choudhary Secretary, Kasturba Health Society 1948 – 2002

Manimala Choudhary Kasturba Health Society

Kamala Desikan

Kamala Desikan Secretary, Kasturba Health Society · Nurse · Institution Builder 1988 – 2003

Kamala Desikan Kasturba Health Society

Nalinikant Mayashankar Mehta

Nalinikant Mayashankar Mehta Trustee & Finance Manager, Kasturba Health Society 1964-1988

Nalinikant Mayashankar Mehta Kasturba Health Society

Laxman Radhakrishna Pandit Warden & Orientation In-Charge · MGIMS 1969 – 1977

Laxman Radhakrishna Pandit Kasturba Health Society

Raghunath Shridhar Dhotre

Raghunath Shridhar Dhotre Founding Trustee, Kasturba Health Society 1964 – 1967

Raghunath Shridhar Dhotre Kasturba Health Society

Dhirubhai Mehta

Dhirubhai Mehta President, Kasturba Health Society 1982 – 2024

Dhirubhai Mehta Kasturba Health Society

Annasaheb Sahastrabuddhe

Annasaheb Sahastrabuddhe Vice President, Kasturba Health Society 1968 – 1980

Annasaheb Sahastrabuddhe Kasturba Health Society

P.L. Tapdiya

P.L. Tapdiya President, Kasturba Health Society 1967-Present

P.L. Tapdiya Kasturba Health Society

Dr. Ishar Dayal Singh

Dr. Ishar Dayal Singh First Principal · Professor of Physiology · MGIMS 1969 – 1974

Dr. Ishar Dayal Singh Principal

Dr. Kharak Singh Sachdeva First Dean · Principal · Professor of Physiology · MGIMS 1983 – 1990

Dr. Kharak Singh Sachdeva Principal

Dr. Prakash Nayar

Dr. Prakash Nayar Professor & Head, Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Medical Superintendent · MGIMS 1972 – 1977

Dr. Prakash Nayar Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Meena Ramdas Belsare

Dr. Meena Ramdas Belsare Professor of Anatomy · Reader · MGIMS 1975 – 1983

Dr. Meena Ramdas Belsare Anatomy

Dr. G.R.K. Hari Rao

Dr. G.R.K. Hari Rao Professor & Head of Anatomy · MGIMS 1977 – 1987

Dr. G.R.K. Hari Rao Anatomy

Dr. Govind Manohar Indurkar

Dr. Govind Manohar Indurkar Professor & Head of Anatomy · MGIMS 1969 – 1973 · 1986 – 1988

Dr. Govind Manohar Indurkar Anatomy

Dr. Jayaram Anbalagan

Dr. Jayaram Anbalagan Professor of Anatomy · MGIMS 1983 – 2005

Dr. Jayaram Anbalagan Anatomy

Dr. Samit Kumar Ghosh

Dr. Samit Kumar Ghosh Professor & Head of Anatomy · Warden, Boys' Hostel · MGIMS 1990 – 2007

Dr. Samit Kumar Ghosh Anatomy

Dr. Keshao Narayan Ingley

Dr. Keshao Narayan Ingley Professor & Head of Physiology · MGIMS 1969 – 1989

Dr. Keshao Narayan Ingley Physiology

Dr. Sutikshna Pande

Dr. Sutikshna Pande Professor & Head of Physiology · MGIMS 1975 – 2010

Dr. Sutikshna Pande Physiology

Dr. K. Shankar Bhat

Dr. K. Shankar Bhat Professor of Physiology · MGIMS 1981 – 1990

Dr. K. Shankar Bhat Physiology

Dr. Ramji Singh

Dr. Ramji Singh Professor & Head of Physiology · MGIMS 1986 – 2012

Dr. Ramji Singh Physiology

Dr. A.R. Chaudhari

Dr. A.R. Chaudhari Professor & Head of Physiology · MGIMS 1983 – 2023

Dr. A.R. Chaudhari Physiology

Dr. B.C. Harinath

Dr. B.C. Harinath Director Professor of Biochemistry & JBTDRC 1970 – 2014

Dr. B.C. Harinath Biochemistry

Mr. Chaturbhuj Taori

Mr. Chaturbhuj Taori Reader, Biochemistry · MGIMS 1972 – 2008

Mr. Chaturbhuj Taori Biochemistry

Dr. M.V.R. Reddy

Dr. M.V.R. Reddy Professor and Head of Biochemistry · MGIMS 1980 – 2017

Dr. M.V.R. Reddy Biochemistry

Dr. K.V. Desikan

Dr. K.V. Desikan Leprologist · Chairman, LEPRA India · MGIMS 1987 – 2003

Dr. K.V. Desikan Pathology

Dr. Ramvishal Agrawal

Dr. Ramvishal Agrawal Professor & Head of Pathology · MGIMS 1970 – 1976

Dr. Ramvishal Agrawal Pathology

Dr. K.V. Moghe Professor & Head of Pathology · MGIMS 1976 – 1981

Dr. K.V. Moghe Pathology

Dr. G.S. Gehlot

Dr. G.S. Gehlot Professor & Head of Pathology · MGIMS 1973 – 1980

Dr. G.S. Gehlot Pathology

Dr. Narendra Samal

Dr. Narendra Samal Professor & Head of Pathology · MGIMS 1972 – 1992

Dr. Narendra Samal Pathology

Dr. Satish Sharma

Dr. Satish Sharma Professor & Head of Pathology · MGIMS 1974 – 2015

Dr. Satish Sharma Pathology

Dr. Santosh Gupta

Dr. Santosh Gupta Reader, Pathology · MGIMS 1977 – 1986

Dr. Santosh Gupta Pathology

Dr. Narayan Ingole

Dr. Narayan Ingole Director-Professor of Pathology · MGIMS 1981 – 2015

Dr. Narayan Ingole Pathology

Dr. Nitin Gangane

Dr. Nitin Gangane Director-Professor & Head of Pathology · Dean · MGIMS 1987 – 2023

Dr. Nitin Gangane Pathology

Dr. Arvind Bhake

Dr. Arvind Bhake Professor of Pathology · MGIMS 1988 – 2003

Dr. Arvind Bhake Pathology

Dr. Radheshyam Naik

Dr. Radheshyam Naik Professor & Head of Forensic Medicine · MGIMS 1977-2003

Dr. Radheshyam Naik Forensic Medicine

Dr. Pratibha Narang

Dr. Pratibha Narang Director-Professor & Head of Microbiology. Secretary, KHS. Dean 1973 – 2026

Dr. Pratibha Narang Microbiology

Dr. Deepak Kumar Mendiratta

Dr. Deepak Kumar Mendiratta Director-Professor & Head of Microbiology · MGIMS 1986 – 2014

Dr. Deepak Kumar Mendiratta Microbiology

Dr. M.L. Sharma

Dr. M.L. Sharma Professor & Head of Pharmacology · Principal · MGIMS 1970 – 2010

Dr. M.L. Sharma Principal

Dr. Madhav Datatraya Khapre

Dr. Madhav Datatraya Khapre Professor & Head of Pharmacology · MGIMS 1971 – 1987

Dr. Madhav Datatraya Khapre Pharmacology

Dr. S. John Premendran Professor & Head of Pharmacology · MGIMS 1975-2009

Dr. S. John Premendran Pharmacology

Dr. B. K. Mahajan

Dr. B. K. Mahajan Professor & Head of Social and Preventive Medicine · MGIMS 1973 – 1982

Dr. B. K. Mahajan Community Medicine

Lt. Col. S.K. Chatterjee

Lt. Col. S.K. Chatterjee Professor & Head of Community Medicine · MGIMS 1976 – 1982

Lt. Col. S.K. Chatterjee Community Medicine

Dr. Mohan Digambar Gupte

Dr. Mohan Digambar Gupte Professor and Head of Community Medicine · MGIMS

Dr. Mohan Digambar Gupte Community Medicine

Dr. K.K. Ghuliani

Dr. K.K. Ghuliani Professor and Head, Community Medicine 1983–1991

Dr. K.K. Ghuliani Community Medicine

Dr. G.V.S. Murthy

Dr. G.V.S. Murthy Associate Professor of Community Medicine 1989–1992

Dr. G.V.S. Murthy Community Medicine

Dr. Ashok Mehendale

Dr. Ashok Mehendale Director Professor and Head of Community Medicine · MGIMS 1986–2020

Dr. Ashok Mehendale Community Medicine

Dr. Naresh Kumar Tyagi

Dr. Naresh Kumar Tyagi Professor of Statistics and Demography 1980–2011

Dr. Naresh Kumar Tyagi Community Medicine

Dr. Omprakash Gupta

Dr. Omprakash Gupta Professor and Head of Medicine · Medical Superintendent · Dean · MGIMS 1971–2023

Dr. Omprakash Gupta Medicine

Dr. Satya Prakash Nigam

Dr. Satya Prakash Nigam Professor and Head of Medicine · MGIMS 1971–1978

Dr. Satya Prakash Nigam Medicine

Dr. Hari Narayan Khattri Professor and Head of Medicine 1978–1980

Dr. Hari Narayan Khattri Medicine

Dr. A.P. Jain

Dr. A.P. Jain Professor and Head of Medicine · Medical Superintendent · MGIMS 1974–2023

Dr. A.P. Jain Medicine

Dr. Ulhas Jajoo

Dr. Ulhas Jajoo Professor & Head of Department of Medicine 1977–2026

Dr. Ulhas Jajoo Medicine

Dr. S.P. Kalantri

Dr. S.P. Kalantri Director Professor of Medicine, Medical Superintendent 1982–Present

Dr. S.P. Kalantri Medicine

Dr. Vivek Wamanrao Poflee

Dr. Vivek Wamanrao Poflee Associate Professor of Medicine · MGIMS 1984–1992

Dr. Vivek Wamanrao Poflee Medicine

Dr. Sanjay Diwan

Dr. Sanjay Diwan Associate Professor of Medicine · MGIMS 1989–1995

Dr. Sanjay Diwan Medicine

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Acharya Reader, Department of Dermatology · MGIMS 1972 – 1975 · 1981 – 1984

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Acharya Dermatology

Dr. Shashi Prabha Ahuja

Dr. Shashi Prabha Ahuja Reader, Department of Paediatrics · MGIMS 1973 – 1975 · 1977 – 1981

Dr. Shashi Prabha Ahuja Pediatrics

Dr. Pushpa Chaturvedi

Dr. Pushpa Chaturvedi Professor & Head of Paediatrics · MGIMS 1972 – 2008

Dr. Pushpa Chaturvedi Pediatrics

Dr. Anand Prakash Dubey

Dr. Anand Prakash Dubey Reader, Department of Paediatrics 1980–1985

Dr. Anand Prakash Dubey Pediatrics

Dr. Mukesh Agrawal

Dr. Mukesh Agrawal Reader, Department of Paediatrics · MGIMS 1985 – 1991

Dr. Mukesh Agrawal Pediatrics

Dr. Ramakant Nagesh Shetti

Dr. Ramakant Nagesh Shetti Professor of Anaesthesiology · Vice Principal · MGIMS 1975 – 1984

Dr. Ramakant Nagesh Shetti Anaesthesiology

Dr. Arun C. Tikle Professor & Head of Anaesthesiology · MGIMS

Dr. Arun C. Tikle Anaesthesiology

Dr. Sudha Jain

Dr. Sudha Jain Professor of Anaesthesiology · MGIMS 1985 – 1992 · 2004 – 2022

Dr. Sudha Jain Anaesthesiology

Dr. Raj Kumar

Dr. Raj Kumar Professor & Head of Surgery · MGIMS

Dr. Raj Kumar Surgery

Dr. Karunakar Trivedi

Dr. Karunakar Trivedi Professor & Head of Surgery · Medical Superintendent · MGIMS 1970 – 1972 · 1977 – 1984

Dr. Karunakar Trivedi Surgery

Dr. Ravinder Narang Professor and Head of Surgery · Medical Superintendent · MGIMS 1973 – 2020

Dr. Ravinder Narang Surgery

Dr. Ramdas Kisan Belsare

Dr. Ramdas Kisan Belsare Reader in Surgery and Orthopaedics · MGIMS 1971 – 1983

Dr. Ramdas Kisan Belsare Surgery

Dr. Wasant Keshav Belokar Professor of Surgery · Founder, Urology Division · MGIMS 1970 – 1982

Dr. Wasant Keshav Belokar Surgery

Dr. Virendra Kumar Mehta

Dr. Virendra Kumar Mehta Professor of Surgery · MGIMS 1978 – 2003

Dr. Virendra Kumar Mehta Surgery

Dr. Kiran Kher

Dr. Kiran Kher Reader in Surgery · MGIMS 1979 – 1985

Dr. Kiran Kher Surgery

Dr. Suhas Jajoo

Dr. Suhas Jajoo Reader in Surgery 1984 – 1992

Dr. Suhas Jajoo Surgery

Dr. Subhash Chandra Ahuja

Dr. Subhash Chandra Ahuja Professor & Head of Orthopaedics · MGIMS 1973 – 1975 · 1977 – 1981

Dr. Subhash Chandra Ahuja Orthopedics

Dr. Kush Kumar

Dr. Kush Kumar Professor & Head of Orthopaedics · MGIMS 1976 – 1977 · 1982 – 1987

Dr. Kush Kumar Orthopedics

Dr. Kisan Rajaram Patond

Dr. Kisan Rajaram Patond Professor & Head of Orthopaedics · Medical Superintendent · Dean · MGIMS 1988 – Present

Dr. Kisan Rajaram Patond Orthopedics

Dr. Naresh Kumar Dhaniwala

Dr. Naresh Kumar Dhaniwala Associate Professor of Orthopaedics · MGIMS 1987 – 1991

Dr. Naresh Kumar Dhaniwala Orthopedics

Dr. Vishwanath Chaturvedi

Dr. Vishwanath Chaturvedi Professor & Head of Otolaryngology · Medical Superintendent · MGIMS 1972 – 2002

Dr. Vishwanath Chaturvedi Otolaryngology

Dr. Raj Mridul Raizada

Dr. Raj Mridul Raizada Professor of Otolaryngology · MGIMS 1980 – 2004

Dr. Raj Mridul Raizada Otolaryngology

Dr. S.K.T. Jain Reader in Otolaryngology · MGIMS 1984 – 1994

Dr. S.K.T. Jain Otolaryngology

Dr. Sudershan Kumar Dhawan

Dr. Sudershan Kumar Dhawan Associate Professor of Ophthalmology · MGIMS 1972 – 1977

Dr. Sudershan Kumar Dhawan Ophthalmology

Dr. Archana Acharya Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology 26 October 1972 – 16 February 1984

Dr. Archana Acharya Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Chanchal Dhawan

Dr. Chanchal Dhawan Lecturer in Ophthalmology · MGIMS 1973 – 1978

Dr. Chanchal Dhawan Ophthalmology

Dr. Mrudula Naik-Trivedi

Dr. Mrudula Naik-Trivedi Professor & Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MGIMS 1970 – 1972 · 1977 – 1984

Dr. Mrudula Naik-Trivedi Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Chellamma Hariharan Iyer

Dr. Chellamma Hariharan Iyer Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MGIMS 1973 – 1980

Dr. Chellamma Hariharan Iyer Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Shakuntala Chhabra

Dr. Shakuntala Chhabra Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Medical Superintendent · Dean · MGIMS 1975 – 2024

Dr. Shakuntala Chhabra Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Swarnalata Samal

Dr. Swarnalata Samal Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MGIMS 1972 – 2008

Dr. Swarnalata Samal Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Pradip Sambarey

Dr. Pradip Sambarey Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MGIMS 1984 – 1990

Dr. Pradip Sambarey Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. Shubhada Jajoo

Dr. Shubhada Jajoo Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MGIMS 1985 – 1989

Dr. Shubhada Jajoo Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr. K.K. Hariharan

Dr. K.K. Hariharan Associate Professor of Dental Surgery · MGIMS 1971 – 1983

Dr. K.K. Hariharan Dental Surgery

Dr. Ashok Pakhan

Dr. Ashok Pakhan Reader in Dental Surgery · MGIMS 1980–1992

Dr. Ashok Pakhan Dental Surgery

Dr. Rajiv Borle

Dr. Rajiv Borle Lecturer in Dental Surgery · MGIMS 1985-1987

Dr. Rajiv Borle Dental Surgery

Dr. Savita Borle

Dr. Savita Borle Lecturer, Department of Dental Surgery 1980–2015

Dr. Savita Borle Dental Surgery