Dr Kurien taught us to act with courage in face of opposition: Ex-NDDB chief

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

"He (Kurien) taught us that in order to succeed, our integrity must be beyond reproach. For, those who oppose cannot successfully defeat an honest man,” said Patel.“The organisation (NDDB) faced opposition from so many quarters. Vadodara/ Anand: Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Amrita Patel , the former chairman of Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM) on Monday was felicitated at a function organised by CAM at Karamsad town in Anand district to celebrate her 75th birth anniversary.“There is one thing that is common between the late President Abdul Kalam and Amritaji. It is their openness to learn and their willingness to ask questions on not understanding something,” said Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys Limited, who was the chief guest at the event.The function witnessed presence of leaders from the field of health, dairying, environment, banking and education. But it was the quality of leadership that he provided which brought us together as a team....By example he taught us to act with courage in the face of opposition,” she said.She recollected how her father H M Patel was 75 when he showed the courage to set up CAM solely because he had the faith and trust of the people of the Charotar region.The only NABH accredited hospital in Gujarat with 800 bed facility last year provided Rs 21 crore worth of free treatment.

Vadodara/ Anand: Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Amrita Patel , the former chairman of Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM) on Monday was felicitated at a function organised by CAM at Karamsad town in Anand district to celebrate her 75th birth anniversary.“There is one thing that is common between the late President Abdul Kalam and Amritaji. It is their openness to learn and their willingness to ask questions on not understanding something,” said Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys Limited, who was the chief guest at the event.The function witnessed presence of leaders from the field of health, dairying, environment, banking and education. CAM as a token of mandal’s appreciation presented her with a memento and a compendium of her life sketch and tributes from her associates, friends, acquaintances, and admirers.Beneficiaries from various walks of life narrated their stories on the occasion while women from Rajasthan honoured Patel with a traditional ‘pagadi’.“In all the organizations that I have worked for, I have been blessed with colleagues who have been equally involved in the work and it is their contribution without which none of this would have been possible,” said Patel, the first woman veterinarian of Gujarat, the first lady officer of Amul and the first woman managing director and chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).“Also, I am fortunate to have worked with Dr Kurien for a long period in my career,” said Patel, who had succeeded Father of India’s White Revolution Dr Verghese Kurien as NDDB’s chairman."He (Kurien) taught us that in order to succeed, our integrity must be beyond reproach. For, those who oppose cannot successfully defeat an honest man,” said Patel.“The organisation (NDDB) faced opposition from so many quarters. But it was the quality of leadership that he provided which brought us together as a team....By example he taught us to act with courage in the face of opposition,” she said.She recollected how her father H M Patel was 75 when he showed the courage to set up CAM solely because he had the faith and trust of the people of the Charotar region.The only NABH accredited hospital in Gujarat with 800 bed facility last year provided Rs 21 crore worth of free treatment.

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