IP International Journal of Aesthetic and Health Rejuvenation

Train to trichur: An ode to the smile maker

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Article Type : Review Article

Author Details: Chanjiv Singh*,Sanwal Singh Mehta,Gursehaj Singh Mehta

Volume : 3

Issue : 4

Online ISSN : XXXX

Print ISSN : XXXX

Article First Page : 83

Article End Page : 88

Abstract

Dr. Hirji S.Adenwalla was a missionary surgeon and the pioneer in cleft surgery in India. He was the medical director of the smile train here. Starting his carrear in a small hospital and bringing it up to the level of a medical college, teaching and enlightening thousands of surgeons in innovative methods of surgery and touching the lives of thousands of patients with affection and giving them a life of dignity.
This article traces his life as seen through the eyes of one of his fondest disciples.  The wonderful moments I spent with him learning surgery and philosophy is an invaluable part of my life. Trichur for me became a spot of pilgrimage where this angel carried forth the work of the almighty.
He was a model of kindness, dedication, and consistency, and his legacy will live on forever through his thousands of students and the tens of thousands of smiles he left behind.

Keywords: Trichur, Cleft lip and palate, Charles Pinto, Adenwalla, Persia, Parsi, Cleft Craft, APSI, Jubilee Mission Hospital, Meher baba, Simavi, Rotary International.

 

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