A. V. Baliga
Indian medical doctor (1904–1964)
A. V. Baliga FRCS (1904–1964) was an Indian physician, educational reformer, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Several institutions in India are named after him, including the Dr. A. V. Baliga College in Kumta and the Dr. A. V. Baliga Memorial Trust, a non-profit in New Delhi that seeks to improve educational equality and women's welfare. In 1995, the otolaryngology department at the Kasturba Medical College named a post-doctoral clinical fellowship in head & neck cancer after Baliga.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, spoke highly of Baliga following his death saying,"...He was not only a brilliant surgeon but also a good man devoted to good causes, for which he subscribed liberally...His sudden death has deprived India of an outstanding surgeon, a man and a patriot of great merit and accomplishment..."
Early childhood and education
Baliga was born on 26 April 1904 in Kallianpur, where he received a primary education in the local Hindu elementary school. With Kallianpur lacking a high school, he then attended the Christian High School in Udupi. Joining the growing movement to boycott British educational institutions, Baliga left the school and was not readmitted. He later completed his secondary education at the National School in Udupi, a Nationalist institute affiliated with the Gujarat Vidyapith. His matriculation was not recognized by the British authorities, preventing his admission to MBBS programs.
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