Dr. Gita Mathai was
born in Kerala in 1952. is a graduate of Christian Medical College and Hospital
Vellore, India. She is a paediatrician who is still in family practice in
Vellore, which she has been running for
more than three decades. She is a black belt 3rd dan in Karate, a
national level swimmer, hammer throw athelete
and a regular on the half marathon circuit.
She is married to Dr.
Dilip Mathai.
They have two
children, Kamini and Anith and a grandson Adiv
She has written for
the punchline for the Economic Times, the Mind and Body health column for the The
New Indian Express and articles for Good Housekeeping,
Femina, Women’s Era and Patient's Engage.
She now writes a
regular weekly column called “Your Health ” published every Monday for the
Telegraph Kolkata.