Maya Tandon

Maya Tandon
Tandon in 2024
Born	1936 (age 88–89) Ajmer, India
Alma mater	Sawai Man Singh Medical College
Known for	Road safety activism
Awards	Padma Shri (2024)

Maya Tandon (Hindi: माया टंडन; born 1936) is an Indian anesthesiologist and road safety activist from Rajasthan. She's awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian honour.

Early life and education

Tandon completed her schooling from Sophia School in Ajmer and later studied from the Sawai Man Singh Medical College in Jaipur.[1]

Career

Tandon is a retired Superintendent of JK Lawn Hospital in Jaipur.[2]

After her retirement as an anesthesiologist, she has been working for road safety awareness for more than 30 years through her organisation 'Sahayata Trust'. She has provided free of cost training to more than 1 lakh people in road safety, CPR, accident response, and emergency protocols.[1][3]

In 2024, she was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian honour for her social work.[1][4]

Personal life

Tandon met her husband while doing an internship in Ajmer, and decided to get married and move to Jaipur. In 1968, she gave birth to their son.[3]

References

1. "Jaipur doctor conferred with Padma Shri for raising awareness on road safety training". India Today. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
2. "Padma Shri Dr Maya Tandon is on a mission to save lives". The Times of India. 2024-01-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
3. Freese, Tina (2024-05-16). "Why an 87-YO Trained 1 Lakh Indians On How to Save Lives After Road Accidents". The Better India. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
4. "राजस्थान की डॉ. माया टंडन को मिलेगा पद्मश्री, पढ़ें ऐसा क्या किया है उन्होंने". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-05.

External links

• Official website