Obituaries
Meena Manickam Mahendra
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r17 (Published 08 January 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r17
- Prem Mahendra
Meena was born in Mantuvi, a tiny island off the east coast of Sri Lanka, in 1930, the youngest of four children. She was delivered by her father, a doctor, whom she revered and adored.
In 1946 she met Shelly, the second man after her father to have a pivotal role in her life. In 1950 they entered medical …
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