Early Life
Dr. V Shanta was born on March 11, 1927 at Mylapore, Chennai. Her family includes Nobel Laureates C.V. Raman and S. Chandrasekar.
She did her schooling from National Girls High School (now P.S. Sivaswamy Higher Secondary School) and had always wanted to become a Doctor. She completed her graduation from Madras Medical College in 1949, and her M.D. in 1955.
She did not have any role models, but was always inspired by her maternal uncle S. Chandrasekar and her grandfather's brother, Sir C V Raman.
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