Pratury Trirumala Rao | |
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Born |
Andhra Pradesh, India |
Died | 1997 |
Occupation(s) | Pediatrician Writer |
Known for | Pediatrics |
Children | Lakshmi Pratury |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Pratury Trirumala Rao (died 1997) was an Indian pediatrician and a writer of medical and non-fiction literature. [1] [2] He was a professor of pediatrics at the Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. [3] He was the author of two books on pediatric medicine in English, The insulin requirements of children with diabetes mellitus maintained in good control [4] and Pediatric Problems in Developing Countries [5]), two books in Telugu Gāndhījītō paricayaṃ [6] and Gadacina Rojulu [7]) and two biographical accounts (Living as a Doctor, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) [8] and (Glimpses of American Life, published by the Cultural Renaissance Society of India). [9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1988, for his contributions to medical science. [10] He died in 1997.
He had a daughter, Lakshmi Pratury, a US-based social worker. [11] A yoga institute in Hyderabad, Padma Bushan DRP Tirumala Rao Institute of Yoga is named after him. [12]
Pratury Trirumala Rao | |
---|---|
Born |
Andhra Pradesh, India |
Died | 1997 |
Occupation(s) | Pediatrician Writer |
Known for | Pediatrics |
Children | Lakshmi Pratury |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Pratury Trirumala Rao (died 1997) was an Indian pediatrician and a writer of medical and non-fiction literature. [1] [2] He was a professor of pediatrics at the Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. [3] He was the author of two books on pediatric medicine in English, The insulin requirements of children with diabetes mellitus maintained in good control [4] and Pediatric Problems in Developing Countries [5]), two books in Telugu Gāndhījītō paricayaṃ [6] and Gadacina Rojulu [7]) and two biographical accounts (Living as a Doctor, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) [8] and (Glimpses of American Life, published by the Cultural Renaissance Society of India). [9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1988, for his contributions to medical science. [10] He died in 1997.
He had a daughter, Lakshmi Pratury, a US-based social worker. [11] A yoga institute in Hyderabad, Padma Bushan DRP Tirumala Rao Institute of Yoga is named after him. [12]