Dilip arrived in my outpatient room and settled on the stool with the solemnity of a man about to announce something of national importance. โI have a stone in the gall bladder,โ he declared. He did not sound like one in distress, but rather like someone unveiling a secret possession. I leaned forward. โYes, but …
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Sevagram
Five Doctors, Five Roads Less traveled
In Sevagram, some medical students chose roads no one expected. They arrived at MGIMS in 1969 and the early 1970s with one aim. To become doctors. Yet life, with its quiet nudges and sudden jolts, steered them elsewhere. What unfolded were stories richer than fiction, each marked by the sacred soil of Sevagram. _________________________________________ Take …
Down Memory Lane
Dr. Alhad Pimputkar (MGIMS Batch of 1971), the lead actor of the unforgettable Marathi drama ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐, takes us back to February 1974โwhen this play brought the Sevagram campus alive and left the open-air auditorium ringing with laughter. Two of the playโs brilliant actors, Dr. Sudhir Deshmukh (1970 batch) and Dr. Narayan Daware (1971 batch), …
Bappa and Joshi: The Gentle Legends of MGIMS Stage
I still remember that evening in Sevagram in 1974 as if it happened yesterday. The dusty courtyard of the hostel had been swept clean, a few strings of yellow bulbs hung across bamboo poles, and students kept rushing about with last-minute instructions. We were ready to stage Kaka Kishyacha, a Marathi play that had already …
Five Doctors, Five Roads Les Traveled
In Sevagram, some medical students chose roads no one expected. They arrived at MGIMS in 1969 and the early 1970s with one aim. To become doctors. Yet life, with its quiet nudges and sudden jolts, steered them elsewhere. What unfolded were stories richer than fiction, each marked by the sacred soil of Sevagram. ______________________________________________________ Take …
An Evening in Sevagram, 1974
Yesterday evening, in the quiet of the MGIMS library, I found Sushrutaโthe student magazine from 1974. Its cover was worn. The pages were yellow, some torn at the edges, faded with age. They carried the smell of time. As I turned them, I reached the Marathi section edited by Dr. Narayan Daware (class of 1971), …
Babulal: Bhamashah of Sevagram
If you ask any MGIMS student from the 1970s or โ80s about their Dean, or even most of their professors, the memories may be hazy. Names of many classmates might have slipped away too. But mention Babulal, and the recollections come rushing back. In those days, Babulalโs canteen was their ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข, their little world in …
The Anatomy Professor
This morning in Kolkata, I finally checked off the firstโand most cherishedโstop on my list: a visit to Dr. S.K. Ghosh. For nearly two decades in Sevagram, he wasnโt just my next-door neighbor. He was a dear friend, a quiet philosopher, a family confidant, and a guide who brought warmth and wisdom into everyday life. …
A Monsoon Morning in Kolkatta
Yesterday, I was in Kolkata for just a few hours. I called her on the phone and told her I was in Alipore. โAlipore, sir?โ she said, โIโll come right over.โ She hadnโt even finished rounding on her patients, but she made time to meet meโfor a single cup of tea. I hadnโt realised how …
The Man Behind the Lens
It was 1970. A restless, curious man walked into the MGIMS campus, a camera bouncing on his chest and his eyes already chasing the light. The college was still young, still growing. But Surendra Gurjar, newly hired and unsure, already saw stories. Stories in light, in shadows, in faces. He didnโt pose people. He didnโt …