She has inspired health professions in her country with her intellect, vision and courage. She graduated with Bachelor Degree in Chemistry form Queen Mary’s College, University of Madras, Chennai. She then enrolled in the College of Nursing, University of Delhi, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honor, and Master of Nursing in 1961. She was the first Indian Nurse to have received a Doctoral Degree when she graduated from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.