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C. K. Durga
C. K. Durga is an Indian surgeon and oncologist. She developed a breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ... surgery technique that simultaneously removes the cancer and reconstructs the breast using the patient's own tissue, which has been widely adopted by surgeons worldwide. She is known for her contributions to women's health, particularly through her extensive research on breast cancer. She is the recipient of the 2018 Nari Shakti Puraskar, India's highest civilian honour for women, given by the Government of India. Life and career She obtained her MBBS and later completed her Master of Science, M.S. (Surgery) in 1981. She began her career as a senior resident at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and later became a specialist in 1987. Presently, she hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nari Shakti Puraskar
The Nari Shakti Puraskar () is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is presented by the president of India on International Women's Day (8 March) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The award was instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar (), renamed and reorganised in 2015. It is awarded in six institutional and two individual categories, which carry a cash prize of 200,000 and 100,000 Indian rupee, rupees, respectively. Categories The Nari Shakti Puraskar is given in six institutional categories and two categories for individual women. Institutional categories Each of the six institutional categories is named after an eminent woman in Indian history. * Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award for best private sector organization or public sector undertaking in promoting the well-being and welfare of women. Named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
