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'''Sekhar Tam Tam''' was awarded the MBE ([[Member of the Order of the British Empire]]) by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at an investiture ceremony held at [[Buckingham Palace]] on 6 December 2006. The award was given for Tam Tam's contribution to health and public service in the British Caribbean island of [[Grenada]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Tam Tam was born in 1951 to a family of agricultural land owners in Dachepalli in [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. He was inspired to become a doctor by his grandfather, who was a practitioner of ''[[ayurvedic]]'' medicine. In 1967, Tam Tam passed the matriculation exams of [[Andhra University]]. He was later awarded a gold medal in literature in the Pre-university exams at KBN College in [[Vijayawada]] in 1968. After graduating from [[Kurnool Medical College]] in 1976, Tam Tam joined the rural health service in South India. In 1979, he served at the [[Kingston Public Hospital]] in [[Jamaica]] before joining the health service in Grenada.<br />
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==Career and community service==<br />
Tam Tam has been in Grenada's [[civil service|public service]] for the past 26 years. He was employed by the Ministry of Health in 1980 as a [[emergency department|casualty]] medical officer at the General Hospital in St. George's. In 1981 he was promoted to the post of [[District Medical Officer]] and he continues to serve in this capacity. As a District Medical Officer, his roles in the community included that of a family [[physician]] and an advocate of public health. Tam Tam has served in four parishes of Grenada including [[Saint George Parish, Grenada|St. George]], [[Saint Mark Parish, Grenada|St. Mark]], [[Saint John Parish, Grenada|St. John]] and [[Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada|St. Andrew]]. He was a member of several medical boards and currently serves on the Grenada Pharmacy Council. He is also a clinical instructor at the [[St. George's University]] School of Medicine.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Tam Tam married Akhilandeswari Pasupuleti in 1973. They have two children, both of whom are [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|Obstetricians & Gynecologists]] in the [[United States]].<br />
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==References==<br />
London Gazette Number 58016 Saturday 17 June 2006 B31 *[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/58016/supplements/31]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/58016/supplements/31]<br />
*[http://www.kapusangam.com/p_kapulu.php#intellectuals]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611095016/http://www.honours.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.honours.gov.uk/grenada.pdf Honours.gov.uk Grenada profile]<br />
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/58016/supplements/31]<br />
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