T. V. Devarajan
Biography. Devarajan was born in Thrissur, in the south Indian state of Kerala. He graduated in medicine and went on to take the degrees of MD and DSc in general medicine. He was also awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow in 2007. He started his career by joining the faculty of the Madras Medical College, where he taught without drawing a salary for 29 years. Later, he moved to the Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Kirumambakkam, as a professor, where he still teaches general medicine. He has also been a senior consultant physician  at the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, since 1986. He is the author of four books, "Aids to Clinical Medicine", "Medicine in a Nutshell" "Clinical Medicine Made Easy" and "Medical Advice for Healthy Life". Devarajan is also credited with 28 articles such as "A Challenging Case of Intra-abdominal Sepsis with Multiorgan Failure: An Emerging Role of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Sepsis", published in various journals. He also assists students in their research activities. He was awarded gold medal for surgery, gynaecology and prize in medicine and ophthalmology as a medical student. He delivered student memorial oration in Madras Medical College and he  served as an inspector for national board of examination. Devarajan, an examiner for a few universities, lives in Chetpet, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. His daughter, Sangeetha Devarajan, has followed her father's footsteps and is a UK-based gynaecologist and a member of the Royal College of Gynaecologists. Devarajan is also a member of professional bodies such as the "Cardiological Society of India" and the Chennai chapter of the "Association of Physicians of India". He is also the editor in chief in preparation of a textbook of medicine. He is a jury member for selection of Oscar awards in medicine  by BMJ. He is an examiner for MBBS, MD and PhD for many universities. Awards and recognitions. Devarajan was honoured with Dr. B. C. Roy Award, recognizing him as an "eminent teacher", in 2003. In 2013, the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.