Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi

For other people named Krishnaswami, see Krishnaswami.
K. S. Sanjivi
Born
Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi

1903
Pudukkottai, British India
Died1994 (aged 90–91)
OccupationPhysician
Known forSocial service
Parent(s)P. S. Krishnaswami Iyer
Dharmambal
RelativesKrishnasami Venkataraman (brother)
K. Swaminathan (brother)
Madhav Sharma (nephew)
AwardsPadma Shri
Padma Bhushan
In this Indian name, the name Krishnaswami is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Srinivas Sanjivi.

Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi (1903–1994) was an Indian medical doctor, Gandhian, social worker and the founder of Voluntary Health Services (VHS),[1] a medical facility in Chennai reported to be serving the lower and middle-class people of the society.[2][3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4] Five years later, the government followed it up by awarding him the third highest civilian award of Padma Bhushan in 1976.[5]

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  2. ^ "Rotary News". Rotary International. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "VHS". VHS. 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Padma Bhushan". Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2015.