‘Anandi Gopal’ inspires Pune medical college for girls
By IANS| Published: 6th March 2021 5:56 pm IST
Mumbai, March 6 : Director Sameer Vidwans critically acclaimed film “Anandi Gopal” has inspired a medical college for girls in Pune.
In 2019, the Marathi film industry saw the release of “Anandi Gopal”, a biopic on the life of Anandi Gopal Joshi, who was one of India’s first female practitioner of western medicine.
Dr Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar, founder and president of Symbiosis Society, has set up a new medical college only for girls. During its inauguration he revealed how the film encouraged him.
“I am inspired by the biographical movie about India’s first lady doctor Mrs Anandibai Joshi, the idea of establishing a medical college exclusively for women was born. With an objective of women empowerment and contributing to the requirement of more women doctors in the nation, symbiosis established this exclusive college and the faculty of health science,”
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