<h1>Healthcare leadership framed through a physician's institutional innovations and CSR-driven expansion of equitable health services.</h1> Launch of a leadership-focused medical biography describing Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal's five-decade career, his role in establishing pioneering nephrology services including cadaver kidney transplantation and a DNB nephrology program, and his promotion of equitable healthcare access and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives such as free pediatric kidney transplants and rural health programmes; the book is presented as a practical resource distilling empathetic, values-driven leadership principles for medical professionals, institutional leaders, and policymakers.