Mohan Agashe
Dr. Mohan Agashe is an Indian theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996.
Biography
He is a psychiatrist by profession and works as a Professor of Psychiatry at the B. J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital in Pune, India.
Career in psychiatry
Dr. Mohan Agashe studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS and PG degree in Psychiatry. He had been a student of eminent psychiatrist Dr. D.N.Nandy.But during his medical college in Pune,he fell in love with theatre by Utpal Dutt; even the night before his final examination,he was caught red-handed by Prof.Nandy at the Academy of Fine Arts, Rabindrasadan watching a play.Apart from his medical career he had an illustrious career in clinical psychology and psychopharmacology. Agashe started his early career by opting to work in The Government Hospital at Pune. He had the honor of chairing the Organizing Committee meetings for the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
