Farokh udwadia biography for kids

Mumbai’s legendary physician, often described as the best diagnostician in India, has a divine presence.

Farokh udwadia biography for kids

I can vouch for it. When Dr Farokh Erach Udwadia appears before his congregation (anxious patients in the spacious waiting area of the Breach Candy Hospital), a perceptible hush descends, with people scrambling to their feet and bowing low to greet him.

Despite the reverence and love he experiences each time he steps out, Udwadia never plays God, even if he is treated like one. At 90 plus, his eyes twinkle and his skin glows as he greets the faithful with a smile and a few soft words.

For most, just a nod is enough to make them feel instantly better.

Recently, Udwadia debuted as a playwright at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai, with a one act play titled Oganga, which he wrote on his hero, Dr Albert Schweitzer.

Oganga is the term for healer, and Udwadia completed the play during the pandemic as a tribute to the 19th