My parents, though not highly educated themselves, were the architects of my ambition. My father, a businessman, and my mother, a homemaker, taught me the value of time, money, and moral integrity. They set a simple but high bar: they wanted their daughter to grow and serve as a doctor.
The specific vision for Samarth IVF crystallized in March 2010. I was in Kerala, having just finished my fellowship in fertility. I stood at a crossroads. I could have become a general gynecologist—a safer, broader path. But the memory of my uncle pushed me toward specialization.
I made the decision to return to Maharashtra not as a generalist, but strictly as an infertility consultant. I called Dr. Atish, my partner in this vision, and told him the plan. He supported the thought immediately. We didn’t have a grand corporate strategy; we had a shared intent. We came back, started looking for a place, and in July 2011, we began.
It wasn’t an overnight success. We started with a belief that fertility care requires meticulous attention to detail. My first successful IVF case didn’t happen until November 2011. That gap between July and November tested our resolve, but when that first positive result came, it proved that our “Quest” to bring world-class fertility care to families who might otherwise be ignored was possible.
