SP Kalantri
SP Kalantri
Dr. Swarna Lata Samal, born on April 14, 1948, passed away this morning. She leaves behind a legacy of simplicity and selfless service. Life, for Mrs. Samal, was a tumultuous journey. Filled with highs and lows , her life journey tested her resilience and spirit. She faced tempests that would have shaken the bravest of …
Sharad Pendsey left us today. In the depths of sorrow, we bid farewell to a remarkable soul. But even as we mourn his loss, we find solace in the memories he has left behind, memories that time will never erase. Pendsey, two years my senior during my MD residency at GMC Nagpur, was always referred …
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, …
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 …
On May 5,1982, on a hot afternoon, I entered the MGIMS medicine ward in Sevagram. Unlike the noisy government medical college, Nagpur where I was trained, this hospital sounded remarkably calm and tranquil. I ran into an unkempt resident in the medical ward doing a pleural tap at the patientโs bedside. With a stethoscope hanging …
1962. Balwadi, a small village bordering Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, those days was enveloped by thick and dense forests that offered a home to quite a few panthers. These predators time and again would cross the thin boundary between the forest and the village and could be spotted in the village. Their sight would evoke …
In the late eighties, a couple of years after I had joined MGIMS, I was asked to edit MGIMS News Bulletinโa quarterly bulletin from the medical school. Among other things, I was also asked to get the bulletin printed. I had no else to turn to until I came across Gokul Bhai. Much to my …
He obtained MD (Medicine) but never practised as a physician. He headed the department of Forensic Medicine but never obtained MD in the subject that he led! Dr. Radheshyam Naik, one of the greatest pillars of the Department of Forensic Medicine, was paradox personified. On Sunday, 1 April 2018, he died peacefully at home. He …
This is indeed a sad and agonizing moment for me to write on MVR. The light that illuminated the department of Biochemistry and indeed the MGIMS campus has suddenly gone out. What happened was absolutely incredible and inconceivable. Sevagram is stunned and shocked, and so am I. Beyond words. I am still unable to fathom …
This is indeed a sad and agonizing moment for me to stand here and speak on MVR. The light that illuminated the department of Biochemistry and indeed the MGIMS campus has suddenly gone out. Sevagram is stunned and shocked, and so am I. Beyond words. I am still unable to figure out why destiny took off one of …