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Dr. Shyamala Nair was a pediatrician, teacher, and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Born in Trivandrum, Kerala (India), she emigrated to the U.S. in 1970 with her husband, Dr. P.K. Nair, to continue her medical training in New York City. In 1975 she moved to Temple, Texas and worked at Darnell Army Hospital caring for children.
Dr. Shyamala Nair is a founding member of the Hindu Temple of Central Texas. The spiritual backbone of the Indian community of Central Texas. She was simple, humble, and loved to laugh.
After retiring in 2001, she continued to serve as a volunteer physician until 2021, while also devoting her life to teaching me Hinduism, Indian culture, and Indian classical music to multiple generations of children in the Central Texas area and beyond. She has been the driving force for teaching the Bhagavat Gita to kids of all ages for the past 40 years.
She will be missed tremendously by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband Dr. Prasanna Nair, sons Hemanth Nair & Ajith Nair and four grandchildren.
Visitation
Place: Scanio-Harper Funeral Home, 3110 Airport Rd, Temple, TX 76504
Date: Sunday, September 18 2022
Time: 10am-12pm
Sincerely,
HTCT Executive Team and Board
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