In 1986, when Dr.

S.

Chandralekha started what would become Iswarya Fertility Center, IVF wasn't just expensive in India, it was largely out of reach, unfamiliar, and quietly stigmatised.

Nearly forty years later, her organisation has just closed a Rs 350 crore growth round from OrbiMed Asia, one of the world's largest dedicated healthcare investors.

What makes that headline unusual isn't the number.