From a tin-shed in the late 1980s to a 1000-bed hospital, 250 doctors, a Cancer Research Institute, a medical college, an engineering college, a Rural Development Institute, thousands of students, and much more, the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) has come a long way. The HIHT runs the Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU). Both are a result of the vision of H.H. Dr Swami Rama of the Himalayas. It was on the instructions of his master, Bengali Baba that Swami Rama set up the 200-acre campus near Dehradun’s Jolly Grant airport. Swami Rama attained Mahasamadhi in November 1996, but his disciples led by Tan Sri Datuk Dr Mohan Swami, Chancellor, SRHU, Dr Vijay Dhasmana, Vice Chancellor, SRHU, Dr V. Chauhan, Secretary, HIHT, Dr Sunil Saini, Head of the Cancer Research Centre, Dr Prakash Keshaviah, Financial Advisor to Vice Chancellor, SRHU, Ms B Maithili and others, abundantly blessed by their Master, have kept the ball rolling and created a vibrant campus. While SRHU held its first convocation in April 2016 where Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was chief guest, the Cancer Research Institute was officially inaugurated by Union Health Minister J P Nadda in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat in November 2016. 

Here is what two of his disciples say: