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{{Short description|Indian anesthesiologist and social activist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox person
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| image = Maya Tandon.jpg
| caption = Tandon in 2024
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1936}}
| birth_place = [[Ajmer]], India
| alma_mater = [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College]]
| known_for = Road safety activism, CPR training
| awards = Padma Shri (2024)
}}

'''Maya Tandon''' (born 1936) is an Indian [[Anesthesiology|anesthesiologist]] and road safety activist from Rajasthan. She's awarded [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian honour]], for her extensive work in road safety awareness and training.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 January 2024 |title=Jaipur doctor conferred with Padma Shri for raising awareness on road safety training |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/padma-shri-award-doctor-road-safety-activist-maya-tandon-jaipur-2494029-2024-01-27 |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tandon completed her schooling from Sophia School in [[Ajmer]] and later studied at [[Sawai Man Singh Medical College]] in [[Jaipur]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career and activism ==
Tandon is a retired Superintendent of JK Lawn Hospital in Jaipur.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=28 January 2024 |title=Padma Shri Dr Maya Tandon is on a mission to save lives |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/padma-shri-dr-maya-tandon-saving-lives-through-road-safety-training/articleshow/107196598.cms |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Following her retirement as an [[Anesthesiology|anesthesiologist]], she dedicated over 30 years to promoting [[Road traffic safety|road safety]] awareness through her organisation, "Sahayata Trust."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Freese |first=Tina |date=16 May 2024 |title=Why an 87-YO Trained 1 Lakh Indians On How to Save Lives After Road Accidents |url=https://thebetterindia.com/350309/dr-maya-tandon-padma-shri-sahayta-trust-road-safety-training-cpr-accident-first-aid-emergency-save-lives/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=etv>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!lifestyle/sadak-suraksha-abhiyan-and-dr-maya-tandon-from-jaipur-who-receives-padma-shri-for-road-safety-awareness-campaigns-enn25012502572|title=Road Safety Campaign and Dr Maya Tandon from Jaipur|publisher=ETV Bharat|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref> Her work has focused on providing free training to over 100,000 individuals in road safety, [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]], accident response, and emergency protocols.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/good-news/87-year-old-padma-shri-awardee-trained-over-1-lakh-indians-to-save-lives-after-road-accident-article-110212547|title=87-year-old Padma Shri awardee trained over 1 lakh Indians to save lives after road accident|date=19 May 2024 |publisher=Times Now|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref> She has also been a former member of the National Road Safety Council.<ref name =patrika>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/patrika-women-guest-editor-dr-maya-tandon-former-member-of-national-road-safety-council-8717041|title=Dr. Maya Tandon former member of national road safety council|date=9 February 2024 |publisher=Patrika|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref> Her efforts are particularly focused on minimising mortality rates caused by Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) through widespread public education on life-saving techniques.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=राजस्थान की डॉ. माया टंडन को मिलेगा पद्मश्री, पढ़ें ऐसा क्या किया है उन्होंने |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/jaipur/doctor-maya-tandon-who-saved-lives-in-road-accidents-will-get-padma-shri-know-how-she-took-this-campaign-forward/amp_articleshow/107183434.cms |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=zee>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/video/jaipur-news-dr-maya-tandon-selected-for-padmashree-award-in-field-of-social-service/2080518|title=Dr. Maya Tandon PadmaShree award|publisher=Zee News|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=zeebiz>{{cite web|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/hindi/trending/lifestyle/how-important-is-cpr-training-amid-increasing-cases-of-heart-attacks-know-what-padmashree-dr-maya-tandon-said-166309|title=Dr. Maya Tandon on importance of CPR training|publisher=ZeeBiz|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, she was awarded [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian honour]] for her social work.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

== Personal life ==
Tandon met her husband while doing an internship in Ajmer, and they married and moved to Jaipur. In 1968, she gave birth to their son.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.sahaytatrust.org/awards-dr-maya-tondon}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
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[[Category:Indian anaesthesiologists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jaipur]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Sawai Man Singh Medical College alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women medical doctors]]

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