This book profiles the art and craft of the class of 1973. A class that is 48-year-old now. It seems like it was only yesterday that we got into Government Medical College Nagpur. 45 years after our admission, when we paused to reflect on how we changed and evolved between 1973 and 2018, we realized …
Class of 1973
Dr Anil Sharma
The first time I met Anil was in the winter of 1973. In August 1973, I got into Government Medical College, Nagpur and used to commute from my room to the college on a second-hand bicycle. In November, as I returned from the Anatomy Dissection hall, I found that my cycle was missing from the …
The GMC Nagpur Hostel (1975-1978)
GMC didn’t offer hostel accommodation to the first-year students because the number of boys outnumbered the hostel rooms. So, we were forced to form our self-help groups and rented rooms near the GMC campus till we took first MBBS examination. We moved into small flats and rooms in Raghuji Nagar, Reshimbag, Rambag Road, Ajni, Dhantoli …
TF: Why did you leave so early?
TF. He would have turned sixty today- and the Class of 1973 would have celebrated the milestone that he was eagerly looking forward to. Alas, he boarded a flight a fortnight before we would have wished him a happy birthday. And he left behind his family, friends, loved ones, and patients who would eternally recall …
GMC Nagpur: Class of 1973-Interesting Titbits
ENT Surgeons “Lend us thy ears”, the six wise men from the class of 1973 would demand from the rest on 21 December. They share one thing- they all are Otolaryngologists! Interestingly, all six practice in Maharashtra- four in Vidarbha and two around Nashik. Dr Prakash Wakode has the distinction of being the Dean of …