Beauty pageant winner promotes awareness of healthcare outside hospitals

Dr. Malini Dasari, centre, along with others at Sankalpa Art Village near Peddagadi in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Health care should go beyond hospitals and medical services should be available to everyone, said doctor and beauty pageant titleholder Dr. Malini Dasari in Visakhapatnam.

Dr. Dasari, who was born, brought up and trained as a doctor in the city, expressed her wish for people to lead healthy lives while speaking at Sankalpa Art Village near Peddagadili. Under the theme of “Walk Beyond the White Coat”, she promoted health care awareness and encouraged doctors to contribute to society outside of hospitals and clinics.

Recognition through the Mrs. India USA 2024 and other beauty pageants were not enough, she said, adding that she wanted to continue contributing to society. Dr. Dasari said she heard about Sankalpa Art Village from friends in the US and decided to visit. She appreciated its natural agricultural practices, food products, textiles made with natural dyes, wooden toys, traditionally extracted oils and medicinal plants.

Her mother Dasari Lakshmi Kumari, daughters Samaikya and Samaina, Sankalpa Art Village representative Parvati, founders Akula Chalapathi Rao and Jamilia, organic farmer Naresh, Action Aid representative I. Krishna Kumari, NGO Green Climate Team founder and secretary JV Ratnam and coordinator Bhaskar were also present.

Published – 04 Sep 2026 23:36 IST