Dr. Narottam Puri
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Dr. Puri has spent five decades in healthcare, both in the public and private healthcare spaces.
He is known to the Indian audience as a prominent Indian sports journalist and broadcaster.
Dr. Puri graduated from college in December 1968 and completed his Masters in 1973 at Delhi University. He has been a lecturer and a senior consultant at Moolchand Hospital, among several other postings at various health facilities.
Dr. Puri is a prominent speaker on quality and safety, health insurance, medical tourism, medical strategy, and medical ethics.
Currently, he is Advisor-Medical Operations and Chairman, Fortis Medical Council. He is also Advisor-Health services, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Honorary Professor at the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest association of physicians and medical students in India.
Former Chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), he currently serves on its Board. (NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India Certification, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations in India).
Dr. Puri is also on the Board of the Manipal Cigna Health Insurance as an independent Director.
He serves on the Governing Board of the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and is an Emeritus Consultant in ENT and Head & Neck Surgery at Fortis.
A trip down memory lane with the voice of Indian radio cricket commentary
Interview in Sportstar by Vijay Lokapally
He described the game as he saw it. And he saw it with the eyes of a keen student of the game, not missing out little details like a change in the field settings. He literally gave you a ring-side view. Dr. Narottam Puri’s mellifluous voice was an added attraction to follow cricket on the radio.
Dr. Puri was immensely respected by the players and also young cricket journalists who would flock to hear his stories from the past. Many, like me, would confirm a dismissal from him because Dr. Puri was always spot on. “Missing leg, hit the bat, did not nick,” were simple responses that would guide us in tricky dismissals during days when the luxury of TV replays was not available.
A reputed radio and television commentator, Dr. Puri conducted a popular quiz for Doordarshan for 18 years. He is currently involved as advisor with Fortis Healthcare and Indian Medical Academy.
Dr. Puri is not known to give interviews but he makes an exception for SPORTSTAR as he reflects on his cricket journey.