Schooling and College

Even at a time and place where girls and women did not study much, Education and pursuit of knowledge were of prime importance to the Siddha Bharadwaj family .However Tara Bharadwaj flourished at the best schools in Rajasthan.She excelled in the advanced academic syllabus Also, as she mused later in life, the school's archery, horse-riding classes and classical music sessions were of great interest to her too.

After finishing school her mind was set to attend the prestigious Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi (which prides itself for graduating with honors this first lady doctor from Rajasthan) For such an accomplishment as hers the Jaipur Maharajah had granted her full scholarship, received her back home "at par with royalty" into the walled city of Jaipur and honored her in public with a "medal of distinction"

Her next advanced degree was in Public Health.After academics, she trained and worked hard to become the most prominent lady doctor in Jaipur for three decades and earned the respected citywide household title " Doctor Tara." After her career as a practising doctor, she was appointed in the state of Rajasthan as one of the Directors of Rajasthan State HealthServices - a position she held till her career retirement.

Family

Dr KNSharma( A bright, Uttar- Pradeshborn Anaesthesiologist with specialization from MtSinai MedicalCenter, NewYork) and Dr Tara married in 1945and they settled down in Jaipur in 1946. Their first house was right across the street from her hospital, Zenana Hospital.(He commuted to the SMS Hospital) They had planned to start a family early and in May,1948 they became proud parents of their first son Bhaskar. Their second son Gautam was born in July 1950 and daughter Abha in 1953. Dr Tara took on maternal responsibilities in her usual confident stride. Along with working long, dedicated hours at the hospital, she would walk home, during lunch-break to tend to her children. Her schedule became busier when the children started going to school and they had a tutor came to the house as well.

Relatives and guests were welcome at any time to visit or to stay. Meals, snacks and tea were served around the clock.Neighbors weremostly families of other hospital doctors. Evenings and weekend get-togethers were informal and fun-packed events inclusive of relatives and friends.

Drs Sharmas completed and moved into their own large bungalow- house on Devi Marg, Bani park,Jaipur in 1960 Their children grew-up and were married from there .The expanded family continues to flourish and prosper in Jaipur, Delhi and around the world( with two grand children and 4 greatgrand children living as far west as inSeattle,USA)

Dr Tara's subsequent and future generations

Her children have blossomed in several distinctive roles/ vocations, married and pass on Dr. Tara's genetic excellence, and core values onto her grandchildren and great grandchildren(present and ones to come)

As each generation pioneers and blazes their own unique and progressive trails, the entire direct and extended famiy, relatives and friends pay homage, with gratitude, to her departed soul. May God bless her soul withCelestial Peace........Peace

.......Peace...