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{{short description|Indian doctor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Bhakti Yadav
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|04|03}}
| birth_place = [[Mahidpur]], [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[British Raj]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|14|1926|4|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names = Doctor didi
| occupation = [[Gynaecologist]].<ref name="Padma TOI" />
| years_active =
| known_for = Free treatment of patients since 1948<ref name="free" />
| notable_works =
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] award recipient<ref name="Padma TOI" />
}}

'''Dr. Bhakti Yadav''' (3 April 1926 – 14 August 2017) was an Indian doctor who was the first female [[MBBS]] from [[Indore|Indore, India]] and she was recognised by being awarded one of India's highest civilian honors, [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma TOI">{{cite news|last1=Mekaad|first1=Salil|title=91-year-old woman doctor handed over Padma Shri in Indore - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/91-year-old-woman-doctor-handed-over-padma-shri-in-indore/articleshow/58285105.cms|access-date=22 April 2017|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=सिंह|first1=रवीश पाल|title=इंदौर की पहली महिला MBBS 'डॉक्टर दादी' को मिला पद्मश्री|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/nonogenarian-bhakti-yadav-popularly-known-as-doctor-dadi-from-indore-to-get-padam-shri-1-908767.html|access-date=22 April 2017|publisher=Aaj Tak|date=25 January 2017}}</ref> She was known for her generosity, including offering free treatment since 1948.<ref name="free">{{cite news|last1=Tiwari|first1=Shewali|title=Indore's 1st Woman Doctor Who's Been Treating Patients For Free Since 1948 Awarded Padma Shri|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/indore-s-1st-woman-doctor-who-s-been-treating-patients-for-free-since-1948-to-get-padma-shri-270289.html|access-date=22 April 2017|work=indiatimes.com|date=26 January 2017|language=en}}</ref> She was a [[gynaecologist]].<ref name="Padma TOI" />

==Early life==
She was born on 3 April 1926 in [[Ujjain]] in [[Mahidpur]]. She hailed from a renowned [[Maharashtra|Maharashtrian]] family. In 1937 when education of girls was discouraged, she expressed her desire for higher studies. Her father sent her to a nearby village where she got to study till the seventh standard. Thereafter her father visited Indore to get her admitted in Ahilya Ashram School, the only girls' school in Indore in those times. The school had boarding facilities. After her 11th standard, in 1948, she joined Hollkar Science College, Indore for her BSc studies. She was topper in the college in the first year.<ref name="DainikBhaskar">{{cite news|last1=Natu|first1=Parag|title=फ्री इलाज करती हैं इंदौर की पहली महिला MBBS, 91 की उम्र में मिला पद्मश्री [First MBBS From Indore Doctor Bhakti Yadav Awarded Padamshri For Her Services]|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-8-first-mbbs-from-indore-doctor-bhakti-yadav-awarded-padamshri-for-her-services-indore-news-id0504.html|access-date=25 April 2017|work=Dainik Bhaskar|issue=Indore|date=25 January 2017|language=hi}}</ref>

==Medical education==
She did her MBBS from [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore|Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College]] (MGM) where she got admitted based on her credible results for the 11th standard. Among the total of 40 MBBS students, she was the only female. Bhakti was the first female student of the first batch of MGM Medical College's MBBS students. Upon her graduation as 1952 she also became the first MBBS doctor from central India. She also did her MS from MGM Medical College.<ref name="DainikBhaskar" />

== Work ==
She rejected job offers from the government to work in Nandalal Bhandari Maternity Home to treat the wives of poor mill workers. She started the Vatsalya Nursing Home with her Husband Late Dr CS Yadav at her residence, which has been continuing for 36 years now.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drbhaktiyadavpadmashri2017.business.site/|title=Dr Bhakti Yadav (padmashri 2017)|website=drbhaktiyadavpadmashri2017.business.site|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> It is now being looked after by Dr. Chetan M Yadav, her son and Dr. Sunita Yadav, her daughter-in-law. Dr. Bhakti Yadav conducted 1.5 lakhs operations including 70,000 normal deliveries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drbhaktiyadavpadmashri2017.business.site/|title=Dr Bhakti Yadav (padmashri 2017)|website=drbhaktiyadavpadmashri2017.business.site|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> She treated about a thousand women patients without charging them any fees.<ref>{{Citation|last=Zee News|title=Indore: 91 Year old Dr. Bhakti Yadav Inspiring Story|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-e-1qMzT2k|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>
==Death==
She died at her home on 14 August 2017. She was suffering from osteoporosis and other age related ailments. Over the past few months she was continuously losing weight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/padma-shri-dr-bhakti-yadav-passes-away-in-indore/articleshow/60055710.cms|title=Padma Shri Dr Bhakti Yadav passes away in Indore - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-08}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.drjayaprakash.com/ Dr.Jayaprakash]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
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[[Category:1926 births]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:Indian women gynaecologists]]
[[Category:Indian gynaecologists]]
[[Category:People from Ujjain district]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Women scientists from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:20th-century women physicians]]

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