When most retire, she rewired—and rewrote the future of emergency care.
Dr. Maya Tandon, now 87 and living in Indore, could have eased into a quiet retirement after decades as an anesthesiologist. Born in 1937, she spent over 40 years in operating rooms, steady hands saving countless lives. But life had one more purpose in store for her—off the surgical table, and deep into the heart of India’s streets, schools, and villages.
In 1985, Dr. Maya Tandon founded Sahayta Trust to take emergency skills beyond hospitals—into every home and hand. From farmers to students, her NGO has trained over 1.33 lakh people in CPR and first aid.
While others slowed down, Dr. Tandon, at 87, turned her medical legacy into a lifesaving movement—because every second counts.
The Turning Point
One accident. One life saved. One moment that changed everything. In the 1980s, Dr. Maya Tandon happened to be nearby when a young photographer was gravely injured in a road accident. Her swift response saved his life—but it was his heartfelt words that truly stayed with her:
“If more people knew what you just did, others like me could survive too.”
That single sentence lit a spark that would shape her life’s second chapter. Dr. Tandon realised that emergency care shouldn’t be limited to hospitals or reserved for professionals—it should be a shared skill, woven into the hands and hearts of everyday people. From that day on, she made it her mission to take life-saving knowledge out of textbooks and into the streets, homes, and villages of India.
Founding Sahayta Trust
From healing patients to training lifesavers, Dr. Maya Tandon’s journey took a remarkable turn after decades in medicine. In 1985, she launched Sahayta Trust—not just an NGO, but a grassroots movement to equip everyday people with life-saving skills. Her mission was simple yet powerful: empower citizens with the confidence to act when every second counts.
What began as modest workshops soon grew into a widespread revolution—reaching schools, community halls, factories, and the heart of rural India. Today, Sahayta Trust has trained over 1.33 lakh people, created a ripple of awareness in high-risk zones, and saved countless lives before ambulances could even arrive.
And driving it all? A woman who was “supposed” to retire—but instead, reignited her purpose to serve in a whole new way.
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Why It Matters
Because emergencies don’t knock—they crash in unannounced.
Every year in India, countless lives are lost not due to lack of hospitals, but lack of know-how in the critical first moments. Dr. Maya Tandon is rewriting that tragic script.
In villages where ambulances take too long and clinics are miles away, she’s turning everyday people—farmers, homemakers, drivers, and schoolkids—into first responders. With every CPR session and basic life-saving lesson, she’s not just teaching skills—she’s planting a culture of courage, care, and quick action.
Final Word:
She didn’t retire—she reignited her purpose.
Dr. Maya Tandon could have stepped into the calm of post-retirement comfort, but instead, she stepped up—turning decades of medical experience into a mission to empower others. Her impact isn’t limited to the patients she’s healed; it now echoes through the thousands she’s trained to heal in turn.
Her story is a powerful reminder that one inspired moment can spark a movement—and that even after the curtain call, you can still take center stage and change the world.
