| Name
/ Title |
Dr. PRAMOD KIRAN
(P.K.) SETHI |
| Date of
Birth |
November 28, 1927 |
| Date of
Death |
January 06, 2008 |
| Identity |
Indian orthopaedic surgeon |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1969: Along with Ram
Chandra Sharma, an illiterate master craftsman, he
co-invented the "Jaipur foot", an inexpensive and flexible
artificial limb.
- 1981: He was awarded the
Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
- 1981: Hw was awarded
Padma Shri by the Government of India
|
| General |
- The Jaipur foot is made of rubber and wood and is
probably the lowest cost prosthetic limb available in the
world.
- The International Red Cross Committee has used it
extensively in Afghanistan and other places to help
amputees.
- Several injured soldiers in the Kargil war were
benefited due to the Jaipur foot.
- Sethi was recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records for helping a large number of amputees in obtaining
mobility again.
- The Indian dancer and actor Sudha Chandran was one of
his patients.
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