Devi Prasad Shetty is a name synonymous with affordable healthcare in India. The 68-year-old cardiac surgeon and entrepreneur is the founder and chairman of Narayana Health, a chain of 21 medical centres in India that has performed more than 100,000 heart surgeries. He has been recognized with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, the fourth and third highest civilian awards by the Government of India, for his contribution to the field of affordable healthcare. Shetty’s journey started in Kinnigoli, a village in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. He was the eighth of nine children and was inspired to…