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Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 282-284 |
The founding of the Tata Memorial Hospital, 1932-1941
Shirish N Kavadi
Independent Researcher, Visiting Faculty, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Shirish N Kavadi Independent Researcher, Visiting Faculty, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_13_19
This article presents a brief account of the founding of the Tata Memorial Hospital. It draws upon archival material to show that this was not a mere philanthropic act but a scheme carefully thought-out by the Trustees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. It discusses the major concerns of the Trustees as they deliberated upon establishing the Hospital.
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