James Shepherd (2 February 1847 – 29 March 1926) was a Scottish physician and missionary known for his work in the Indian mission field.
[1] During this year, he had few responsibilities and devoted much of his time to learning Hindi, to allow him to preach to the local population in their language.
[4] With this money, and a land plot gifted by the Raj, Shepherd began building the hospital upon his return and oversaw its development from beginning to end.
[2] The completion of the hospital not only allowed Shepherd to practice medicine more efficiently but also sparked the next phase in his career, in which he pursued a number of different projects.
[1] The impact of Shepherd's work in India is measured by the service to hundreds of thousands of patients with conditions ranging from malaria to broken bones, and his church has inspired the development of a Christian community including the school he founded.
[5] In Udaipur, there came to be a "Shepherd tradition," in which he created a new atmosphere, set up standards of truth and honesty, and stood for what was honorable.