With the majority of people in rural areas facing economic difficulties, only a few were able to afford cancer treatment, and often diagnosis was left until it was too late, leading to unnecessary fatalities. With grave hurdles to overcome and the odds stacked against him, Dr Dharkar summoned his deep resolve - and the commitment of like-minded medical professionals to establish a charitable trust, the Indore Cancer Foundation (ICF), which would help make a difference in head and neck cancer care in India.
Inspiring and deeply moving, The Power of Hope is the compelling tale of Dr Dharkar's journey into the depths of human empathy and a testimony to just how much we can achieve if only we hold on to hope.
ANSHU DOGRA has written articles and books that are an eclectic collection exhibiting her interests in history, gender studies, travel and biographies.
I first met Dr Digpal Dharkar in the 1980s during his surgical training at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, and later came to know him better during his time of training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), in New York, in 1987. Even at that early stage I could see that he was an ambitious young surgeon with a resolve to make a difference - a difference, in head and neck. cancer care in India in general, and for the indigent and poor in particular. Dr Dharkar had a 'dream...
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