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Sachin Tendulkar Announces Fellowship Honouring Father’s Legacy
Sachin Tendulkar created a fellowship to remember his father, Ramesh Tendulkar.
He announced it on Teachers’ Day 2026.
The fellowship will help one doctor each year study cleft and craniofacial care in Srinagar.
The training will last for one year.
The doctor will receive financial support and a certificate after completing the programme.
The initiative is supported by the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation and the Inga Health Foundation.
Sachin said his father helped him choose cricket without forcing him to follow a particular career.
His father also taught him that failing is acceptable, but cheating and taking shortcuts are not.
Sachin hopes the fellowship will help healthcare professionals serve more people.
Sachin Tendulkar announced the Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship on Teachers’ Day 2026.
The fellowship will financially support one Doctor of Medicine each year for year-long training in cleft and craniofacial care in Srinagar.
The programme is run through the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation in partnership with the Inga Health Foundation.
Tendulkar said his father encouraged him to pursue cricket while teaching him that character matters more than shortcuts or cheating.
Ramesh Tendulkar, a professor, writer and poet, died of a heart attack at his Mumbai home in 1999, aged 68.
- Who
- Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar announced the fellowship in memory of his late father, Professor Ramesh Tendulkar.
- What
- The Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship will support one Doctor of Medicine each year with specialised training in cleft and craniofacial care.
- Where
- The year-long specialisation will take place in Srinagar; Ramesh Tendulkar died at his home in Mumbai.
- When
- It was announced on Teachers’ Day 2026.
- Why
- Tendulkar said the fellowship would carry forward his father’s belief that education creates opportunities that should be used to serve others.
Key facts
- Fellowship
- Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship
- Announced by
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Annual recipient
- One Doctor of Medicine
- Specialisation
- Cleft and craniofacial care
- Location
- Srinagar
- Programme length
- One year
- Partners
- Sachin Tendulkar Foundation and Inga Health Foundation
- Ramesh Tendulkar
- Professor, writer and poet who died of a heart attack in Mumbai in 1999 at age 68
Quotes
Sachin Tendulkar
Former India cricketer and founder of the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation
“My father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a writer, poet, and professor, but more a mentor, a guide to many, including me. He gave me the freedom to pursue cricket while reminding me that success should never come at the cost of character.”
thehansindia.com
“For me, this is more than a fellowship. It is a way of carrying forward something my father deeply believed in, that education creates opportunity, and that opportunity becomes truly meaningful when it is used to serve others.”
thehansindia.com
freepressjournal.in
Sources
Sachin honours late father, announces Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship on Teachers' Day
Teachers’ Day 2026: Sachin Tendulkar Announces Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship For Young Doctors In Srinagar In Memory Of His Late Father
Sachin Tendulkar Launches Fellowship in Memory of His Father on Teachers Day
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