Dr. Lata Anil Chandra Desai

Dr. Lata Anil Chandra Desai

Dr. Lata Anilchandra Desai received the Padma Shri award in 2022 for her more than 50 years of contribution to Gujarat’s rural and tribal populations in the field of medicine.

Who is Dr. Lataben Anilbhai Desai ?

Dr. Lataben Anilbhai Desai, popularly known as Lata Desai, was born on August 8, 1941, in the Indian State of Gujarat in 1980 along with her husband Dr. Anil Desai and a few friends founded the Society for Education Welfare and Action – Rural (SEWA Rural), a voluntary organization devoted to health and development activities in the tribal area of South Gujarat.

The SEWA Rural organization was founded in Jukniya 40 years ago to provide service to rural areas for health, education, and employment. Seva Rural’s goal of educating the next generation and bringing health, education, and job facilities to the tribal areas kept progressing.