In the late eighties, a couple of years after I had joined MGIMS, I was asked to edit MGIMS News Bulletin—a 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 …
Obituary
Dr RS Naik
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 …
Dr MVR Reddy
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 …
Dr MVR Reddy
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 …
Dr Kishore Taori
Dr. Kishor Taori died today. A rare neurological illness—detected barely a year ago—took his breath away. Kishor led the Department of Radiology, GMC, Nagpur; chaired the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) and presided over the Indian Radiology and Imaging Association. He would have completed 60, on 27 September. Kishor belonged to the class of 1974, GMC, …
Mrs Behere
Mrs Mani Behere—passed away today evening at her home in Sevagram. For over a decade, she had worked in our department of Psychiatry as a faculty. A kind-hearted woman—always sporting a genuine smile on her face, and exuding warmth and love—she fought a long battle with metastatic breast cancer and endured her illness with fortitude. …
Dr (Mrs) Savita Borle
Dr (Mrs) Savita Borle passed away this afternoon after enduring a stormy illness. She was 53. Detected to have metastatic thyroid cancer a few months back, Mrs Borle faced her advanced cancer with remarkable poise and indomitable stoic. A dental surgeon by profession, she had been a faculty in Dental Surgery at MGIMS since the …
Dr ML Sharma
Dr ML Sharma, one of the greatest teachers at MGIMS, passed away today morning. He died at his home after a prolonged illness. He was 85. Dr ML Sharma had taught Pharmacology to a generation of medical students and the batches from 1969 through 2000 can never forget the passion with which he taught his …
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 …
Dr ML Sharma
Dr ML Sharma, one of the greatest teachers at MGIMS, died at his home after a prolonged illness on August 10, 2015. He was 85. Associated with MGIMS almost right from its inception, Dr ML Sharma taught Pharmacology to a generation of medical students. Medical students at MGIMS (batches from the early 1970s to late …