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.