National Presidents

Officers of the Association of Nursing Superintendents of India

The following is a list of officers of the Association of Nursing Superintendents from its inception in 1905 to 1922 when the Association was amalgamated with the Trained Nurses’ Association of India:

Tenure of officeName and Address of National Presidents
1905-1907The Hon. F.M. Macnaghten
1908-1909Ms. Martin
1910-1911Ms. Tippetts
1912Ms. Davidson
1913Ms. Martin
1914-1915Ms. Mill
1916-1918Ms. Dent
1919Ms. Bonser
1920-1921Ms. Mill

Officers of the Association of Trained Nurses’ Association of India

Organized in 1908, the Trained Nurses’ Association of India had the Association of Nursing Superintendents till 1910. From 1911 the National TNAI Presidents are as follows:

Tenure of officeName and Address of National Presidents
1911-1913Ms. S.G. Tindall
1914-1919Ms. M. Bartleet,
Peach Cottage, Coonoor,
Tamil Nadu
1920Ms. Martin,
St. Catherine’s Hospital, Kanpore,
Uttar Pradesh
1921Ms. Darbyshire,
R.R.C. Viceregal Lodge, Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh
1922Ms. Lady Edwards,
Maidens Hospital,
Delhi
1923-1924Ms. Hodgson
R.R.C. Lodge,
Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh
1925-1928Mrs. Franklin,
33, Rajpur Road,
Delhi
1929Ms. Lady Symons,
2 York Road,
New Delhi
1930-1937Ms. M.E. Abram,
Presidency
General Hospital, Calcutta,
West Bengal
1938-1941Ms. D. Chadwick,
Govt. Hospital for Women & Children Egmore, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
1942-1948Ms. A. Wilkinson (Acting),
9, Raj Narain Road,
Delhi
August 1948-1953Ms. T.K. Adranvala,
28, Alipur Road,
Delhi
1954-1955Mrs. K. Najib Khan,
6 Lake Road,
Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand
Sept. 1955-1956Ms. F. Taylor,
Dean, School of Nursing,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
1957-1962Ms. E.H. Paull,
Indian Red Cross Society,
New Delhi
1963-1968Ms. A. Jacob,
C.M.C. Hospital, Vellore,
Tamil Nadu
1969Ms. B.G. Dawson (Acting President),
Delhi
1970-1973Ms. A. Kuruvilla,
Dean, College of Nursing,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
1974-1978Ms. A. Cherian,
Nursing Advisor Min. Of Health,
Nirman Bhawan,
New Delhi
1979-1983Mrs. Harriet Chabook,
Nursing Suptdt.
N.M. Wadia Hospital,
Pune, Maharashtra
1984-1987Mrs. C.P.B. Kurup,
Principal, College of Nursing Fort,
Bangalore, Karnataka
1988-1991Ms. Durga J. Mehta,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
1992-1995Sr. Francesca,
Kerala
1996-1999Mrs. S.A. Samuel,
Mulamoottil House
BN-395, Bapuji Nagar,
Medical College PO,Trivandrum,
Kerala
2000-2005Mrs. Satish Chawla,
33/26, Ground Floor, East Patel Ngar,
New Delhi
2005-2010Mr. A.B Kulkarni,
JN-4/16/02, “Blue Haven”
Sector-10,Vashi, Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra
2010-2014Sr. Gilbert,
San Joe College of Nursing,
Pulluvazhy PO, Ernakulam,
Kerala
2014-2018Mrs. Anita A Deodhar,
180 A/12, Gaiwadi J.S.S. Road,
Girgaon, Mumbai,
Maharashtra
2019-2022Prof. (Dr.) Roy K George,
Academic Director,
Baby Memorial Hospital &
Principal, College of Nursing,
Kozhikode, Kerala