Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. J. Kamala Raman (88), wife of late Dr. J.S. Raman and Founder of Raman Memorial Hospital at Krishnamurthypuram in city, passed away here this morning.
She leaves behind her daughter Dr. Jayashree Ranganath, sons J.V. Raman and Dr. Aprameya Raman, son-in-law Dr. M.S. Ranganath, daughters-in-law Dr. Anuradha Raman and Mythili Raman, grandchildren, great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites at the foot of Chamundi Hill this evening, according to sources.
PROFILE
Born on July 1, 1934, Dr. Kamala Raman was the first lady Physician running a Surgical, Nursing & Maternity Home and a Pathological Hospital (Raman Memorial Hospital) at Krishnamurthypuram in city.
Vice-President of Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee, she was a two-time Corporator from 1958 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1970.
She also served as Trustee of the then CITB (now MUDA), Mysore City Mahila Congress President for 6 years, Founder-President of The Mysore Taluk Women’s Multipurpose Co-operative Society Ltd., former President of Godeya Balaga (Women’s Cultural Association), Mysuru, former President of Krishnamurthypuram Sri Rama Mandiram, President and Trustee of Vanitha Sadhana Educational Institution, Mysuru, former Mysore University Senate Member, Trustee of Baden Powell Education Society, Mysuru, former Guide Commissioner and Vice-President of District Bharath Scouts & Guides Association, Trustee of Shaktidhama, Mysuru and President of Mysuru District Red Cross Society among others.
She was awarded with Leadership Award for Troop/Unit Leader, Asia Pacific Region Girls World Association of Achiever’s Award- Girl Guides and Girl Scouts during 2006.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Om Shanthi.
A noble doctor soul,who served the people with utmost commitment.She along with husband Dr Raman will be remembered forever.When Mysore had few hospitals and clinics,Kamala Raman clinic was the only one which gave a perfect treatment at an affordable cost to all sections of the society.
Let the noble soul rest in peace.
Om shanti.
When her clinic started, its main services were abortion related, as there was a demand for healthy termination of pregnancies.
Later , in the coming years, although the clinic provided other services-mainly focused on women, the abortion-related services had been significant income generator for this clinic.
The greatest lady doctor Mysore has seen! This Doctor delivered me and my brother 4 decades ago and few others in our family. RIP🙏🙏
Om shanti🙏
It was a clinic mainly used to carry out safe abortions for a long time. Even when it developed into into a polyclinic, the abortion service was its main money spinner.
Om Shanti 🙏🏼!, ever grateful to 🩺 for saving my life. I’m a twin and when nurses were ready to shift mother to ward after my twin sister’s birth, Doc was the one who checked and after due diligence asked the nursing staff to get ready for extended procedure as there was one more baby!! Thanks doc… will always carry this for my life
She was not a specialist in the OBG, but a general practitioner who ran tis clinic.
Any ultrasound scan, decades ago, could have detected twins. Before then an expert in OBG could listen to the child’
heart beat which gives sin about twins.
Can we now expect an article by Javeed Nayeem, narrating , how he knew this doctor well, how he set up her cardiology clinic, and how she visted his house to share new developments in his clinic. etc.. kind of nonsense?