Abstract

[...]eldest of seven children, born to Shri Balasubramanian, an eminent lawyer, and Shrimati Kamala in Kavali in Andhra Pradesh, Kumaraswami studied in Madras Christian College High School in Chennai. Who can forget his frankness, his cordiality, his honesty, the absence of all disguise. [...]his death VK remained the same –a simple, sincere person, and an affectionate and unconditional friend. Anguished at his death Eric, now Director of Global Task Force's Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Centre writes, “What he taught - or 'shared with' - me over the years about caring for patients, caring for colleagues, undertaking challenges, exercising leadership, displaying trust, maintaining tranquillity and - dare I say it? - still beating the system(without the system's ever feeling beaten!) is all part of his wisdom thatItreasure and that I know is equally recognized and treasured by all who had the good fortune to know and work with him”.

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Title
Dr Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami (1950-2016)
Author
Kant, Lalit 1 ; Jawahar, M 2 

 Former Head, Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi 110 029 
 Former Scientist ′G′, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai 600 031, Tamil Nadu 
Pages
381-383
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Mar 2016
Publisher
Scientific Scholar
ISSN
0971-5916
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2258213521
Copyright
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