Prestigious Kalakriti Award conferred on city doctor

Dr Mahesh Joshi, emergency head, Apollo Hospitals, was conferred the prestigious Kalakriti Award for Excellence. Dr Mahesh Joshi is also the executive co-chairman for Society for Emergency Medicine in India and a founder trustee for Save Life Foundation, working in the field of road safety.

Dr Mahesh is a pioneer in the field of medicine and has been responsible for initiating the first physician training programmes in India.

He was conferred with the prestigious honorary fellowship of Royal College of Emergency Medicine -UK in 2010 for recognition of his contribution. He has worked endlessly for the recognition of this specialty and the MCI (Medical Council of India) and NBE (National Board of Examinations) have recognised this as a post graduate specialty. His LIFE SAVER training programme is an extremely popular first responder initiative in the city. Dr Joshi has dedicated this award to the society of Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) for its commitment to further its cause. The previous recipients of Kalakriti Award for Excellence are Shankar Melkote, an acclaimed art and theatre personality in the year 2012 and ace cricketer VVS Laxman, in lieu of his contribution to sports in the year 2013.

The Kalakriti Foundation, Hyderabad, instituted the Award of Excellence with an aim to appreciate individuals from twin-cities of diverse background, who made exemplary contribution in their respective fields.