Dr. B. Ramana Rao is a Consultant Physician and Cardiologist practicing in Bangalore. He is famous for running a free village clinic in T Begur village near Bangalore.
Wiki/Biography
Rao was born on Friday, August 31, 1951, in Hyderabad (age 68 years 2019). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He completed his education at St. Joseph Indian High School. He studied at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Bangalore Medical College, where he received his MBBS and MD (Medicine and Cardiology) respectively. Then he pursued it—FAGE, FICA, FAIID.
family, caste and wife
He comes from a South Indian family. His father’s name is BS Rama Rao and mother’s name is Shakuntla Rao. His parents are from West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
He is married to Hema Rao and has two sons: Charit Bhograj and Abhijit Bhograj. Charit is a cardiologist and Abhijit is an endocrinologist.
Dr. B. Ramana Rao and his wife
B. Dr. Ramana Rao’s sons – Charit and Abhijit
Profession
On August 15, 1973, Rao’s father opened a clinic for him. His clinic is located in T. Begur (rural area), 35 km from Bangalore (Bengaluru-Pune National Highway).
Old photos of Dr. B. Ramana Rao’s clinic
Every Sunday, he visits the clinic and organizes free check-up camps there. He provided free medicine and food to his patients. He works with a skilled team that includes his wife and two sons.
B. Dr. Ramana Rao and his patients
His clinic is considered one of the longest-running free clinics in the world. He has treated approximately 1.4 million patients since 1973 and has run the clinic for more than 44 years.
Dr. B. Ramana Rao and his wife
dispute
Dr. B. Ramana Rao filed a case against Hemanth Kashyap, who works for Kannada News Channel Public Television, accusing him of blackmailing him into paying Rs. 5 million. Hemanth threatened him to leak his personal videos on TV channels. He extorted Rs. Dr. Rao gave Rs 5 lakh and asked for more money.
Hemanth Kumar – Journalist
Awards and Honors
- Dr. Abdul Kalam National Award: Rural Health Services (2008)
- Padma Shri: Contributions to the Field of Medicine (2010)
address
Clinic: 94/H, 9th Cross, 13th Main, Rajmahal Vilas Extension, Landmark: Near Sadashivanagar Low Rise Park, Bengaluru
sign
Signature of Dr. B. Ramana Rao
favorite thing
- Cuisine: South Indian cuisine
fact
- His clinic is considered one of the longest-running free clinics in the world.
Dr. B. Ramana Rao at his clinic
- He distributed free books and uniforms to fifty schools in nearby villages.
- With the help of his team, he built 697 toilets in Bagul village.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrJAa0GdEqM
- In 1984, he treated Amitabh Bachchan who was seriously ill.
- While receiving the Padma Shri, he said:
I feel inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and all our forefathers who built modern India. It is the recognition of the need to serve those in need. It inspires me to do more. I hope more people will join and make more people’s lives better. “
- Rao and his wife appeared in Kaun Banega Crorepati 11’s special show “Karmaveer” in September 2019.
Dr. Ramana Rao and Hema Rao interviewed by KBC 11
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