Goddesses in White Coats or Women with Superpowers? A Candid Conversation with India’s Best Doctors

Latest Dais Feature-Published on 23 Oct 2020

Indian women are powerful and incredible. Shakti, Bhakti, Mukti or Energy, Devotion and Liberation is within each woman, just like Maa Durga (the Goddess). Durga Puja marks the emphatic victory of Durga, the symbol of goodness, over the evil — Mahishasura. She is hailed as a warrior goddess who is an epitome of love, beauty, strength, knowledge, and courage.

The brave medical army stands tall and strong in the fight against coronavirus and the consequential troubled times. The list of sleep-deprived doctors, nurses, paramedics, and health care administrators is long and ever-growing. During the last 7 months or so, we all have started reassessing the value of Doctors and the medical fraternity in our lives and the kind of treatment they receive from us.

As we sat in our homes and waited for the storm to blow over, these valiant professionals stepped out every day — working non-stop to keep us safe and protected. Although the government does mention their contribution time and again, in maintaining the low mortality and the highest recovery rate in the world –we realised it wasn’t enough.

We wanted to pay a special tribute to these exemplary women — understand what went on in their minds as they balanced their home and their ‘essential services’ profession with equal aplomb and still managed to keep their spirits high throughout this entire pandemic. We wanted to know how they kept themselves steady while at the helm of India’s fight against one of the most deadliest diseases of the century. And we wanted to say “Thank You” for bringing us to the point where we begin the festival season feeling safe in the hands of these brave warriors who have personified Maa Durga for us this 2020.

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DR. SUNITA MAHESHWARI | DR SUMITA SINGH | DR RISHMA DHILLON PAI | DR NUPUR GUPTA | DR DIKSHA BATRA

As we reminisce our conversation with each of these powerful ladies, we feel proud that we had the chance to interact with them and hear their side of the story.

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