Talk:Jaipur leg

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Please note that the obituary for Dr. Sethi in New York Times indicates he developed the Jaipur "foot" (as it is referenced by NYT) with the help of "Ramachandra Sharma, a semiliterate craftsman who had been teaching lepers to make handicrafts and who became his assistant". The Wiki article here should be updated if the NYT obit is accurate.

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Todd Todd (talk) 13:08, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/world/asia/08seti.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin

I wonder if Sharma and Chandra are two versions of the same Indian name? Maybe an Indian native could step in here and help out.

Todd (talk) 13:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

The Lancet obit refers to him as "Ram Chandra", "Chandra" and "Ram Chandra Sharma". I wonder if the Sharma is an honorific? Espresso Addict (talk) 09:09, 28 January 2008 (UTC)