A lIfetime of Activism & Humanitarism
Past & Upcoming Events, Workshops, and More
Events & Engagements with public figures
Dr Raj Bothra working with Mother Teresa, Sisters of Charity
Raj & Pammi Bothra with Pope John Paul II
Dr Raj Bothra with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Dr Raj Bothra with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Mother Teresa with Dr. Raj Bothra
Pammi Bothra working with Mother Teresa, Sisters of Charity
Dr Raj Bothra meeting Pope John Paul II by Mother Teresa's introduction
Dr & Mrs Bothra meeting Pope John Paul II
Dr Raj Bothra with Prime Minister Narsshimha Rao
Dr Raj Bothra with President K.R. Narayanan
Hindi Film Producer, Director & Actor Rishi Kapoor with Dr Raj Bothra
Indian Director & Actor Anupam Kher with Dr Raj Bothra
Kiran Bedi, Ms. Jain, Dr Raj, Gloria Steinam at the Empowerment of Women Seminar
Indian Actor Sanjay Dutt (son of Nargis and Sunil Dutt) with Dr Raj Bothra
Dr Raj Bothra roughhousing with Muhammad Ali
Indian actor & comedian Johnny Walker, Indian director & actor Ramesh & Hindi actress Kiran Sippy, Bollywood actor Rajendra Kumar, Michigan Govenor John Engler & Dr Raj Bothra
Dr Raj Bothra with [name/event]
Dr Raj Bothra with with President Nixon
Dr Raj Bothra with President Reagan
Dr Raj Bothra with President Reagan
Dr Raj Bothra & Sunil Dutt with President and Mrs Carter
Dr Raj Bothra with President George H.W. Bush
Sonia Bothra, Murli Deora, Raj Bothra, President George W. Bush, Pammi Bothra & Milind
Dr Raj Bothra with Michigan Senator Spencer Abrams
The Bothras with Michigan Governer John & Michelle Engler
Dr Bothra with Bombay's leading film starts fighting drug menace in India
"DE-GLAMOURISING DRUGS": film actor Dilip Kumar (on extreme right followed by) Amitabh Bachchan and Raj Bothra
Dr Bothra speaks at Rajeev Gandhi Foundation
Dr Raj Bothra with his mentor, Indian actor turned politician & activist Sunil Dutt
Indian actor turned politician & activist Sunil Dutt with Raj & Pammi Bothra
Dr Raj & Pammi Bothra with [name/event]
Dr Raj Bothra addressing the American Association of Physicians from India
Raj Bothra & Sunil Dutt at [which event?]
Raj Babbar, Raj Bothra, Ranjeeta, Vinod Mehra [film, MEHNDI, 1983]
Khayyam, Gulshan Nanda, Raj Bothra, Vinod Mehra, Asit Sen, 1983
Dr Raj Bothra with Hindi film director & actor Asit Sen, 1983
Hindi film actor Jeetendra & Dr Raj Bothra, 1983
Dr Raj Bothra inaugurating the Charity Project at Betul, M.P.
The late Nargis Dutt (Nargis Dutt Foundation)
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Awards & Special Recognition
Indian President K.R. Narayanan awards Dr Raj Bothra the Padma Shri (June 1999)
Dr Bothra receives Pasma Shri with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpaye; his cabinet; the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Armed Forces; Mrs. Sonia Sandh (June 1999)
Indian American Forum awards Dr Raj Bothra the Padma Shri lifetime service award (June 1999)
Dr Raj Bothra recognized at the Hope for a Better Tomorrow International Conference on Drug Awareness (Bombay 1988)
[Additional media coming soon]
Chairman, Dept. of Surgery at Holy Cross with Dr. RajBothra (1992)
President of the Medical Staff, Holy Cross Hospital (1992)
Michigan Association of Physicians from India (MAPI) awards Dr Raj Bothra the Medical & Humanitarian Community Service Award for Dedication & Leadership (2000)
The Pain Center USA (TPC) & Interventional Pain Center (IPC) receive World Institute of Pain award for Excellence in Pain Practice (2005-2020)
Ascension/St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital honors Dr Raj Bothra for 40 Years of Dedicated Compassionate Care to Patients (2016)
The Bothras Host President George W. Bush at Their Home
Pammi Bothra honoring President G.W. Bush with a bindi
Raj & Pammi Bothra serving President G.W. Bush traditional Indian cuisine
Dr Raj & Pammi Bothra with President GW. Bush
President G.W. Bush with Pammi & Raj Borthra & (?)
Dr Raj Bothra's introduction of the guest of honor, President G. W. Bush
President G.W. Bush speaks to guests
President G.W. Bush speaks to guests
President G.W. Bush with Dr Raj Bothra & (?)
College Days
Raj Bothra plays table tennis at Sardar Patel Medical College in Bikaner, Rajasthan (196?)
U.N. mock session: Raj Borhtra in right corner representing United Kingdom
One Act Play, “Attaché Case"
University Table Tennis Championship with Principal Dr. Mehta
Suman Parthy & Raj Bothra
Ojha & Maharaja of Bikaner with Karni Singhji & Raj Bothra
Dr Raj & Dr Mehmood, Royal College of Surgeons, London
Raj Bothra, Royal College of Surgeons, London
Raj Bothra, Royal College of Surgeons, London
Surgeons: Tom Duncan & Raj Bothra at Hemlington Hospital, Middlesbrough
Dr Raj Bothra & Dr Tom Duncan, Middlesbrough
[Additional media coming soon]
family from India & U.S.
Raj Bothra & sisters, India (1948)
Raj Bothra, school picture, State of Rajasthan, India
Raj Bothra's childhood home in Rajasthan, India
Raj's parents, Mr & Mrs Bothra
Bothra sisters
Raj Bothra with [brothers/family/friends?]
Raj' [needs caption]
Pammi Bothra in traditional lehenga & sari
Raj & Pammi Bothra's wedding day
Raj & Pammi Bothra's Kanyadaan ritual and pandit exchange
Raj & Pammi Bothra on their wedding day
Raj Bothra on wedding day
The Bothra siblings
Raj Bothra & his mother
Raj Bothra with siblings as adults
Sonia Bothra's first day in America
Raj Bothra with daughter, Sonia
Raj Bothra with daughter, Sonia
Pammi Bothra with Sonia
Sonia Bothra with Buddha
Sonia Bothra in traditionaly lehenga choli
Zee & Sonia (Bothra) Diab
Aldo Tile, Zee & Sonia Diab, Raj Borthra, Mimoza Tile & Pammi Bothra (August 2022)
Raj, Pammi & Sonia Bothra at Taj Mahal (2024)