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'The Indira Gandhi of AIIMS': Sneh Bhargava's memoir is a compelling read
Neha Bhatt
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The Woman Who Ran AIIMS: The Memoirs of a Medical Pioneer
by Sneh Bhargava
Published by Juggernaut
245 pages ₹699
Few can claim a first-day-at-work as heart-stopping as Sneh Bhargava. The day she walked into All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Aiims) as the institution's first woman director in October, 1984, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the person who had approved her appointment, was rushed into emergency surgery with severe gunshot wounds. In those overwhelmingly tense moments, Dr Bhargava was pushed into the deep end, forced to manage a situation of monumental national significance. Days later, as the staff at Aiims tended to scores
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