Mathew Varghese, an orthopaedic surgeon who runs India’s only polio ward in Delhi. He provides reconstructive surgery to help survivors walk.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2018 source ↗
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?Originally asked
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Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.
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Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook.
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I was rejected by EastEnders, having been called three times. I was heartbroken.
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When I got a doctorate from my alma mater, Brunel. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor.
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