SP Kalantri

Obituary

Dr KV Desikan

Dr K.V. Desikan,  a legend in leprosy, passed away on 23rd October, 2022. He was ninety six. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Dr. Desikan invested considerable effort and time trying to understand the mystery that shrouds leprosy. He began working in an area few others cared about. Leprosy, in the early fifties, …

Obituary

Dr BC Harinath

The passing away of Dr BC Harinath evokes so many memories. He came to Sevagram in 1970, fresh with a PhD in Biochemistry from the USA. Sevagram was a small village then and young Harinath had trouble adjusting to Sevagram. The first batch of medical students had arrived only a year ago and Dr Harinath …

MGIMS Sevagram

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐— ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ

In November 1981, I earned my MD in Medicine from the Government Medical College, Nagpur. Guided by Dr. BS Chaubey, known for his razor-sharp mind, clinical acumen, and rapid-fire diagnoses, I underwent rigorous training. His witty and incisive remarks during ward rounds were a hallmark of his teaching style. Spending two-and-half years in Ward 23 …

Hospital MGIMS Sevagram

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น

In the scorching summer of 1975, my elder sister, then in her 30s, fell seriously ill. Dissatisfied with the medical care she was receiving in Bhopal, we quickly moved her to Wardha, where my parents lived. Kasturba Hospital in Sevagram was still in its early stages back then. ๐——๐—ฟ. (๐— ๐˜€) ๐—ฃ. ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, an Obstetrics and …

MGIMS Sevagram

At the helm: MGIMS Student’s Section Chief

In the early seventies, when MGIMS was just beginning, many people, not just doctors and administrators, played important roles in its growth. Now, as these pioneers retire, their stories are at risk of being forgotten. It’s crucial to record and preserve their contributions for future generations. Dr. Bipin Amin (1975) recently requested me to write …

MGIMS Sevagram

MGIMS Hostel Chronicles: The Tale of Premdas

After sharing Bele’s story yesterday, several MGIMS alumni requested that I describe Premdas. Today, I had the opportunity to interview him, and what I uncovered is truly fascinating. Like Bele, Premdas entered the MGIMS hostel in ’72, originating from Pujai village. Before discovering his place in the Boys’ hostel, he also worked as a daily …

MGIMS Research Sevagram

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ A fortnight ago, Dr. Mihir Wechalekar, an alumnus of MGIMS, class of 1992, received the prestigious 2024 Mid-Career Excellence Award in Australia. This honour was bestowed upon him at the combined New Zealand Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This …

Family

Bhau: The Fearless Hero of Balwadi

Picture this. The year was 1962. The village was Balwadi, nestled on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The small village was surrounded by thick and dense forests, home to many panthers. These predators often crossed the thin boundary between the forest and the village. Whenever they appeared, they incited panic and terror among …

Trains

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€

In 1973, at the age of 17, I enrolled at Government Medical College Nagpur as a medical student. During weekends, Suhas Jajoo and I frequently commuted between Wardha, where our parents lived, and Nagpur, where our college was located. Our mode of travel? The third-class train compartments. Those berths were made of hard, bare wood, …