Dr Suhrid Tembe
29th Nov 1961 – 15th Nov 1993
Born in Sangali to a Maharashtrian family, subsequently moved to Jamanagar, Gujarat. Dr Tembe did his schooling in St Xaviers and completed his medical studies in M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar and worked as Asst Professor at Irwin Hospital, Jamnagar in the Department of General Surgery.
The superb surgeon within him made him serve the poor and suffering patients endlessly for days together, losing count of his health, food and rest. A bold surgeon, he was always on his feet, had an eagle’s eye and a lion’s heart, but yet was soft-spoken and sympathetic.
To continue his rigorous efforts of helping needy patients, a small entity is formed by few friends and family. “Suhrid” – a friend (as Lord Krishna was addressed in Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta) – was found to be the most apt name for such an organization.
Susmita Tembe
26th Aug 1961 – 12th May 2021
Sumita Tembe finished her professional nursing from Baorda after spending her early years in Ahmedabad in a Gujarati family. “Masi” as she was popularly called by everyone, was an extremely passionate about her profession, but never restricted herself to only serving the patients. This compassion to help under-privileged got her close to Dr Suhrid Tembe in her serving years at Irvin Hospital in Jamnagar. However, destiny had something different in mind. In spite of losing her husband at very young age, she continued her service for under-privileged. To make her effort more meaningful, Suhrid Foundation was formed with the help of her close ones in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, which focused on the upliftment of tribals of Vikramgad (Palghar, Mumbai). Despite of her hectic work as a matron during her last phase of the job, she used to make it a point to visit Mumbai and drive the medical camps for the tribal kids in Palghar.
After retirement from relentlessly working over 40 years with government hospital, she decided to move to Vikramgad and start a clinic in remotest part. Slowly, this clinic catered around 30- 40 patients on daily basis. She did not restrict herself to only medical field, but drove lot of social initiatives. During Covid pandemic, she managed helping tribals with food and essential stuff distribution. She continued to serve till her last.
Susmita was a true Karma Yogi. Her entire life was based on the selfless service towards the helpless people of the society without taking any credit of the same – and this while always being grateful to the God to give her opportunity to serve.