India's Renowned 'Rs 2 Doctor' Rose to Fame After 100 Marriage Rejections, Supported by His Steadfast Partner
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Rejected 100 Times for Marriage, He Became India's 'Rs 2 Doctor' with His Wife
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Moneycontrol•17-03-2026, 15:23
Rejected 100 Times for Marriage, He Became India's 'Rs 2 Doctor' with His Wife
•Dr. Ravindra Kolhe and Dr. Smita Kolhe have served Melghat's tribal communities for over 35 years, charging just Rs 2 per consultation.
•Ravindra, influenced by Gandhian ideals, sought a partner willing to embrace a life of hardship, laying down four challenging conditions for marriage.
•After 100 rejections, Dr. Smita Manjare accepted his conditions, joining him in Bairagarh, a remote village lacking basic amenities.
•Their turning point came when Dr. Smita refused to leave the village to treat their critically ill son, treating him locally like other villagers, earning the community's trust.
•Beyond medicine, they addressed root causes of poverty by studying agriculture, introducing sustainable farming, and improving infrastructure, drastically reducing infant mortality and making the region suicide-free.