
Shankar Foundation awards for Sudarshan, Choontharu
The Hindu
Medical practitioner and chairman of the State Government’s Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 M.K. Sudarshan and dentist Muralimohan Choontharu have been selected for the prestigious Dr. P.S. S
Medical practitioner and chairman of the State Government’s Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 M.K. Sudarshan and dentist Muralimohan Choontharu have been selected for the prestigious Dr. P.S. Shankar National Vaidyashri Award and Dr. P.S. Shankar Shreshta Vaidya Sahitya Award, respectively.
A note released by P.S. Shankar Foundation secretary Narendra Badasheshi said that the awards will be presented to the doctors who have made significant contributions to the field of medical science and medical literature at a programme to be organised at Visveswaraya Bhavan in Kalaburagi on January 1, 2022, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of renowned doctor and medical teacher Nadoja Dr. P.S. Shankar.
Dr. Sudarshan, who is serving as the Director of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru, was a former member of the World Health Organisation (WHO). His work in the field of rabies control is recognised worldwide.