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𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟬𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗣’𝘀

The early 80s were a golden era for the Medicine department at MGIMS, and it was all thanks to the “P’s” – 𝗞𝗣, 𝗝𝗣, 𝗦𝗣, 𝗢𝗣, and 𝗔𝗣 Dr. Kamal Pervez (KP) and Dr. JP Sharma (JP) were dynamic young lecturers who were always in tune with their patients. SP Kalantri (SP), a senior registrar … Read more

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗗 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

The MD thesis—a daunting challenge that separates the strong from the faint-hearted. It is like a visa that grants access to the MD examination, a grueling rite of passage filled with challenges and obstacles. As the deadline looms, the pressure intensifies, and the postgraduate students start desperately hunting for two players—a skilled statistician to generate … Read more

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬𝘀: 𝗔 𝗚𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

It was a scorching afternoon on May 4th, 1982, when I first stepped into the medicine ward at MGIMS in Sevagram. Unlike the bustling government medical college in Nagpur where I had trained, this hospital felt serene and peaceful. As I walked in, I noticed a dishevelled resident performing a pleural tap at a patient’s … Read more

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱

A few years ago, I was invited to speak about snakebites at an annual conference in Nagpur. As a physician who had treated hundreds of patients with venomous snakebites, I was excited to share my experience. On that Sunday morning, as I arrived at the conference hall 15 minutes early, I found only two people … Read more

The Bread Man of Sevagram: A Journey of Passion and Dedication

The Bread Man of Sevagram: A Journey of Passion and Dedication As the Bible says, “By the sweat of your brow you will eat,” but as I spoke to Devidas Modak this morning, I couldn’t help but wonder if a new adage was more fitting: “By the sweetness of your bread, you will live.” Imagine … Read more