Woman recites Hanuman Chalisa during brain surgery at AIIMS

24-year-old Yukti Agarwal remained awake and recited the Hanuman Chalisa during the entire three-hour-long operation. She also interacted with the doctors midway through the surgery.

A 24-year-old woman recited devotional verses of the Hanuman Chalisa while doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) performed a complex surgery on her brain to remove a tumour. Yukti Agarwal, who was given local anesthesia injections for scalp block and pain killer, remained awake and recited the Hanuman Chalisa during the entire three-hour-long operation. As per sources, she also had conversations with the doctors in the middle of the surgery.