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Country needs to push for 'Heal in India', says Apollo's Prathap C Reddy

Coffee with BS: Meet Prathap C Reddy, founder-chairman, Apollo Hospitals

Prathap C Reddy, founder, Apollo Hospitals.
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Prathap C Reddy, founder, Apollo Hospitals.

Shine Jacob Chennai

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At the Apollo Hospitals corporate office, Sunny Side Building, in the heart of Chennai, as I wait for Prathap C Reddy to meet me, my mind races with questions. I am still thinking of them when the 92-year-old walks into the room, greets me warmly, and takes a seat.  
Ninety-two years is a long time. Where does one even begin asking about them? But then, 92 years can give you the ability to read people’s minds. The founder-chairman of Apollo Hospitals astutely gauges my predicament, and decides to begin at the beginning — from his