Recognized as the pioneer of Rehabilitative Medicine in India, Dr. M. V. Sant was a General Surgeon by training. He was the Professor and Head of Orthopaedics at the B. Y. L. Nair Charitable Hospital and after retirement went on to establish the “All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation”.

He was completely dedicated to the field of Orthopaedics and chose to remain a bachelor throughout his life. He was the President of the Bombay Orthopaedic Society and went on to become President of the I. O. A.

The M. V. Sant Prize for the Highest Aggregate Point at the M. S. Orthopaedics University Examination in Mumbai has been instituted in his fond memory.