Born in pre-independent India on July 6, 1942, in the small village of Khoraram in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Fanish Mani Tripathi belonged to a family of prosperous landowners (?Fig.?1). His illustrious career of many firsts started when he graduated in the first batch of biology from Gorakhpur University and began his journey in medicine when he joined the very first batch of MBBS at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS BHU), Varanasi, in 1960. Following graduation, he decided to train as a surgeon, and under the guidance of the renowned surgeon and Padma Shri Awardee Dr. N.N. Khanna (?Fig.? 2), he blossomed as a surgeon. It was perhaps not surprising that in those days of rigorous training and exacting standards, Dr. Tripathi was the only successful candidate from a batch of six students in the MS exit examination.
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