When India’s Test Tube Baby Became a Mother

Coincidentally, the same team of doctors which delivered the Harsha in 1986, delivered her newborn, 30 years later

For the team of doctors, these two will always remain special. (Photo courtesy: Hinduja Hospital)

In August 1986, renowned Mumbai-based gynaecologist Dr Indira Hinduja led a team of doctors to deliver India’s second test tube baby via a cesarean section. The baby was named Harsha Chavda.

30 years later now, Harsha Chavda is all grown up. She’s an accountant by profession and has just delivered a healthy baby boy, weighing 3.18 kg with the help of the same set of doctors who helped give birth to her.

Dr Hinduja, the pioneer of in-vitro technology in India has delivered more than 15,000 test tube babies since Harsha.