Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy: Google doodle celebrates 100th birth anniversary
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Google today celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of renowned ophthalmologist Dr Govindappa Venkataswamy also known as Dr V.
Dr Venkataswamy was born on 1st October 1918 in Vadamalapuram, Tamil Nadu. He was the eldest of five children in a farming family.
In 1944 Dr Venkataswamy received a medical degree from Stanley Medical College, Madras. In 1951 Dr V qualified with an MS in Ophthalmology at Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Madras. Post medical degree Dr V served Indian Army as a physician from 1945 to 1948.
Dr Govindappa Venkataswamy, the founder of the renowned Aravind Eye Hospital, started with the 11-bed facility and later strengthen the network with large numbers of clinics.
Dr Venkataswamy was conferred with Padma Shri in 1973.
Dr Govindappa Venkataswamy never married entire his life. He died on July 7, 2006, at the age of 87.
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