Mary Poonen Lukose, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the first female Surgeon General in India.
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Place of Birth: Aymanam, Kerala, India
About Mary Poonen Lukose
- Mary Poonen Lukose was an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the first female Surgeon General in India.
- She was the founder of a Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Nagarcoil and the X-Ray and Radium Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, served as the head of the Health Department in the Princely State of Travancore and was the first woman legislator of the state.
- The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.
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