Odisha woman doctor to donate entire life savings to AIIMS Bhubaneswar on her 100th birthday

In an extraordinary act of generosity, a centenarian doctor from Odisha is set to donate her entire life savings to AIIMS Bhubaneswar. And not a few lakhs, she will be donating a staggering amount of Rs 3.4 crore on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

The donor, Dr Lakshmi Bai, a renowned gynaecologist from the Berhampur region, was born on December 5, 1926. She dedicated her entire life to serving patients and is remembered as one of the most compassionate medical practitioners of her time.

Dr Lakshmi Bai was among the first batch of students at the SCB Medical College in Cuttack. As per sources, all formal paperwork for transferring the donation to AIIMS Bhubaneswar has already been completed. She will formally hand over the amount on December 5, on her birthday.

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Dr Lakshmi Bai has expressed the desire that her donation will be spent on the treatment of women cancer patients.

"Madam is a gynaecologist. I am her undergraduate student. From my student career, I have seen her maintaining a normal life. She was very much interested to learn yoga during her career. She was going to a community professor named Bholanath Das to learn yoga during the 1970s. She also used to attend 'satsang' at that time. As per her age, she is fully healthy. She doesn't have diabetes or hypertension. She is getting treatment under the care of Dr Trinath Mishra. Dr Uma Padhy also checks if she has any neurological problems. She wants to donate Rs 3.4 crore to AIIMS Bhubaneswar as per her wish," said a student of Dr Lakshmi Bai.