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A cardiac surgeon, a robot, and the Make in India dream

At a time when Make in India was all show no substance, a cardiac surgeon gave up his life savings to show the true meaning of the agenda and bring affordable healthcare to India.

Cardiac surgeon Sudhir Srivastava wasn't always particularly interested in cutting open his patients. In the late ’90s, he set up Alliance Hospital in Texas to achieve a goal close to his heart — make it a center for minimally invasive and robotic surgeries. The endeavor was successful.