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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(03): 253-256
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734578
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Dr. Suresh C. Gupta: First Among Equals

Rajeev B. Ahuja
1   Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Nyaymatma Balheenien Labhya

(Self-realization cannot be achieved by the weak)

A former President of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) and Chairman of APSI Trustees, Dr. Suresh Chand Gupta, who brought the World Congress of International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) to the country, was a true icon of Indian plastic surgery ( [Fig. 1] ).

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Fig. 1 Dr. Suresh C. Gupta (05.10.1933-04.11.2020).

On October 5, 1933, in Aligarh, he was born to Rai Bahadur Shiv Prasad, the Collector of Aligarh, a landowner who also owned cotton ginning mills at Hathras. His initial schooling was at the prestigious Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi ( [Fig. 2] ). This school was set up in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a philanthropist who desired an institution that combined the “best of ancient Indian tradition with the needs of the times.” It was the first private and coeducational school established in Delhi after the capital of the British Raj shifted to the city.[1] Dr. Gupta epitomized the school motto quoted above.

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Fig. 2 Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.


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