Meet Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada, the nurse who delivered babies by candlelight, crossed stormy seas to save lives, and became Lakshadweep’s silent hero
Long before advanced hospitals, air ambulances and modern medical equipment reached the remote islands of Lakshadweep, there were nurses who kept the region’s fragile healthcare system running with little more than skill, determination and courage. One such nurse is Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada, whose decades-long career was shaped by emergency deliveries under candlelight, surgeries during power…
