Watch | Madurai’s first woman doctor turns 100

Dr R Padmavathy, Madurai Corporation’s first woman doctor. (Source: The Hindu)

Meet Dr R Padmavathy, Madurai Corporation’s first woman doctor and much-loved obstetrician. She turned 100 years old on April 27, 2021. Dr Padmavathy completed MBBS from Madras Medical College in 1949. At 28, she created a flutter on Madurai’s streets – a lady doctor who could also drive a car. Her popularity soared as she helped in safe delivery of thousands of babies through normal childbirth.