On February 18, 1956, the then minister of health, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, introduced a new bill in the Lok Sabha. She had no speech prepared. But she spoke from her heart. “It has been one of my cherished dreams that for post graduate study and for the maintenance of high 
standards of medical education in our country, we should have an institute of this nature which would enable our young men and women to have their post graduate education in their own country,” she said.
The plan for a Central PG Medical Institute was envisioned in 1946 & the
The plan for a Central PG Medical Institute was envisioned in 1946 & the
1st PM of India, Chacha Nehru didn't find it important...
It took 10 years for Maharani to collect adequate funds & lay the foundation for Bharat's Number One Medical Institute & Hospital.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was born.
It took 10 years for Maharani to collect adequate funds & lay the foundation for Bharat's Number One Medical Institute & Hospital.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was born.
“I want this to be something wonderful, of which India can be proud, and I want India to be proud of it,” said Kaur, as the bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha.
As a member of the Kapurthala princely family, Kaur had
an interesting history.
Her father, Raja Sir Harnam Singh,
As a member of the Kapurthala princely family, Kaur had
an interesting history.
Her father, Raja Sir Harnam Singh,
had converted to Protestant Christianity after a chance meeting with a Bengali missionary named Golakhnath Chatterjee in Jalandhar. Singh went on to marry his daughter, Priscilla, and had ten children with her.
Kaur, the youngest among them was born on February 2, 1889.
Kaur, the youngest among them was born on February 2, 1889.
“It is important to note that though a devout Christian, she was very much against missionary activities,”
“She was a zealous patriot who believed that missionaries were alienating Indians from their cultural roots,”
As an institute of healthcare and medical research,
“She was a zealous patriot who believed that missionaries were alienating Indians from their cultural roots,”
As an institute of healthcare and medical research,
AIIMS had to have some unique features. To begin with, it was the first of its kind in Asia to prohibit doctors from private practise of any kind. Secondly, the doctors at AIIMS were to devote their time not only to treating patients and teaching, but also to carry out research.
“All the staff and students were to be housed in the campus of the Institute in the best traditions of the Guru-Sishya ideal to stay in close touch with each other,”
The making of #AIIMS
#ForgottenHeroes
#RajkumariAmritKaur
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The making of #AIIMS
#ForgottenHeroes
#RajkumariAmritKaur
#VANDEMATARAM
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