Padmashri Dr Prakash Kothari, Founder Professor and Head of the Department of Sexual Medicine at Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 37th Gujarati Gaurav Girnar Awards held on February 12, 2022. 
 

The award, the 2nd highest of this year’s edition, was presented to Dr Kothari by Shri Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange. The highest award was presented to Rashtrasant Namra Muni Maharaj.

Dr Kothari was honoured for his achievements in the field of Social Service and the felicitation released by the Samaj highlighted some of the important highlights of his five-decade long career. It specifically mentioned how Dr Kothari has provided guidance and advice to over 50,000 patients during this period through his work.
 

He has presided over the ‘7th World Congress of Sexology’ and the ‘1st International Conference on Orgasm’. His path-breaking research on Orgasm and the Kamasutra has put India on the world map. He has published many books including ‘Orgasm—New Dimensions’ for physicians and scientists and ‘Sex & You’ which explains sexual problems in layman language. The latter has been translated into several Indian and foreign languages.

Earlier, Dr Kothari has been honoured by IASECT (Indian Association of Sex Educators Counsellors and Therapists) with Dr R. H. Dastoor’s Gold Medal. The Asian Federation for Sexology honoured him as ‘The Sexologist of Asia’. The World Association for Sexology (W. A. S.) conferred upon him the title ‘Man of the Year’ and its highest award, the W. A. S. Gold Medal. He was awarded the prestigious national civilian award ‘Padma Shri’ by the President of India, in recognition of his significant contribution in the field of sexual medicine.
 

In addition, he is a passionate collector of art, be it Erotica or Lord Ganesha. This priceless collection is displayed in two coffee-table books, ‘Erotica—The Art of Loving’ and ‘Ganesha—Through the Ages’.