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Life was almost perfect for Sujata Sharma, a professor in AIIMS, with every best-laid plan in place. She had been deeply involved with research and teaching, with an active family and social life, pursuing physical fitness. In just seven days, she found herself away from home, checked into a hospital, facing an uncertain future with a rare autoimmune disease, Guillain Barre Syndrome, which rendered her almost paralyzed. The road back towards recovery was long and uphill. With the help of her doctors, family and colleagues, she started her journey from the grip of the deadly disease, which ended spectacularly with her finally winning a trophy with her departmental team in the first-ever ‘AIIMS Got talent’. In her quest towards discovering inner strength, she found her life’s purpose to be similar to a dragonfly’s purpose, which is to live fully in the moment and perform to its best ability despite the limitations that are imposed by destiny.
Sujata Sharma
Dr. Sujata Sharma is a professor in the Department of Biophysics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded her the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for her contributions to biosciences. She is also a recipient of the National Young Woman Bio scientist Award of the Department of Biotechnology, which was conferred to her by the President of India and Woman Scientist Award of the Biotech Research Society of India. She has been deeply passionate about Molecular Medicine and believes that unless we come out with complete honesty about our own flaws and imperfections, we cannot expect to be good role models for the youth. She is also the author of the book, The Secret of the Red Crystals, an autobiographical account of her days in AIIMS, New Delhi.
