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flag On her 100th birthday, Dr. K. Lakshmi Bai donated ₹3.4 crore to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for cancer research and women’s health.

flag On her 100th birthday, Dr. K. Lakshmi Bai, a retired gynecologist from Odisha, donated ₹3.4 crore from her lifetime savings to AIIMS Bhubaneswar to support cancer research, community oncology, and preventive care. flag The donation, made in May 2025 and recognized on December 5, was praised by President Droupadi Murmu as a powerful act of women’s empowerment and civic duty. flag The funds will be maintained as a corpus, with interest supporting healthcare initiatives, overseen by an expert committee. flag Dr. Lakshmi Bai, who graduated in 1945 and pioneered laparoscopic surgery in Odisha, has long dedicated her life to women’s health and education.

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