22-04-2025
Dr Shanta's statue, museum unveiled
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin unveiled a statue and memorial museum of Dr V Shanta, former chairperson of
Adyar Cancer Hospital
.
Born on March 11, 1927, into a family of two Nobel laureates – C V Raman and S Chandrasekar – Dr Shanta devoted herself to the field of
oncology
. She stayed in a small room at the institute, made quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients, and dedicated herself to caring for cancer patients, researching the disease, and spreading awareness. The place where Dr Shanta lived in the hospital has now been converted into a museum, the hospital said.
Throughout her life, she remained an inspiration to many other doctors and healthcare providers. She served on the cancer advisory board at the World Health Organization and as a coordinator of the state advisory committee on cancer. She won several awards, such as Ramon Magsaysay and Padma Vibhushan.
