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Dentist Quit Her Practice to Fix Bengaluru’s Garbage Problem And Changed 1 Lakh Lives

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19.03.2026

This doctor left her practice to fix Bengaluru’s civic sense — and her work even earned praise from Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

Meet Dr Shanthi Tummala, the woman fixing Bengaluru’s garbage problem.

Dr Shanthi once lived a comfortable life as a dentist. But one moment changed everything. She saw a waste picker standing inside a mountain of garbage, desperately searching for something to sell. That image stayed with her.

She decided to follow the garbage trail. What she discovered was alarming. Most of Bengaluru’s........

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