Suniti Solomon

‘Granny with a sword’, ‘Nightingale of Halakki’, ‘Doctor Dadi’ became house names this Republic Day after they were awarded the Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award in India. The spotlight was on the unsung heroes who took up individual battles and contributed towards the betterment of the nation and its people.  Here are t...

Groundbreaking HIV researcher Dr Suniti Solomon, the first to bring to the world the prevalence of the infection in India in 1986 and one who successfully led research into the treatment of the deadly virus, died at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday.

‘Granny with a sword’, ‘Nightingale of Halakki’, ‘Doctor Dadi’ became house names this Republic Day after they were awarded the Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award in India. The spotlight was on the unsung heroes who took up individual battles and contributed towards the betterment of the nation and its people.  Here are t...

Groundbreaking HIV researcher Dr Suniti Solomon, the first to bring to the world the prevalence of the infection in India in 1986 and one who successfully led research into the treatment of the deadly virus, died at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday.