Pratury Trirumala Rao

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Pratury Trirumala Rao
Born
Andhra Pradesh, India
Died1997
Occupation(s)Pediatrician
Writer
Known forPediatrics
ChildrenLakshmi Pratury
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Pratury Trirumala Rao (died 1997) was an Indian pediatrician and a writer of medical and non-fiction literature.

Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad.[3] He was the author of two books on pediatric medicine in English, The insulin requirements of children with diabetes mellitus maintained in good control[4] and Pediatric Problems in Developing Countries[5]), two books in Telugu Gāndhījītō paricayaṃ[6] and Gadacina Rojulu[7]) and two biographical accounts (Living as a Doctor, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)[8] and (Glimpses of American Life, published by the Cultural Renaissance Society of India).[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1988, for his contributions to medical science.[10]
He died in 1997.

He had a daughter, Lakshmi Pratury, a US-based social worker.[11] A yoga institute in Hyderabad, Padma Bushan DRP Tirumala Rao Institute of Yoga is named after him.[12]

Bibliography

  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (1953). The insulin requirements of children with diabetes mellitus maintained in good control.
    OCLC 148130768
    .
  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (1970). Pediatric Problems in Developing Countries. Orient Longmans.
    ASIN B000RH1VU4
    .
  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (1970). Gāndhījītō paricayaṃ. Viswabharati Socio-Cultural League.
  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (1996). Living as a Doctor. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (1973). Glimpses of American Life. Cultural Renaissance Society of India. p. 184.
    ASIN B0006CIQYO
    .
  • Pratury Tirumala Rao (2000). Gadacina Rojulu.

See also

  • Gandhi Medical College

References

  1. ^ "Tirumala Rao, Pratury". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ISSN 0035-838X
    .
  3. ISBN 978-81-7371-654-6
    .
  4. OCLC 148130768
    .
  5. ASIN B000RH1VU4
    .
  6. ^ Pratury Tirumala Rao (1970). Gāndhījītō paricayaṃ. Viswabharati Socio-Cultural League.
  7. ^ Pratury Tirumala Rao (2000). Gadacina Rojulu.
  8. ^ Pratury Tirumala Rao (1996). Living as a Doctor. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  9. ASIN B0006CIQYO
    .
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Through 'Untold stories' she wants to give back to India". Weekend Leader. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Padma Bushan DRP Tirumala Rao Institute of Yoga". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.


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