To perpetuate his memory, she thought of a free medical info-cum-care centre. The centre would provide information to patients and also assist them with raising finances for treatment. With a toddler son in her arms, Uma, then a 25-year-old undergraduate, set out on her new and laudable cause. On August 4, 1996, Santhi Medical Information Centre (SMIC) was set up in the temple town of Guruvayur in Thrissur, Kerala. Till date, it is a one-stop centre dispensing information on doctors and hospitals the world over and what treatments are available where. It also procures aid for the treatment of poor patients.