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87 and still going strong

87 and still going strong. I saw ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ท๐—ถ yesterday in the hospitalโ€”he had come for his routine check-up. After the consultation, we sat down for a long chat. The moment MGIMS is mentioned, his eyes light up. Tea. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข. His hot, cardamom-flavoured tea and crisp, spicy aloo bondas were more than just snacks. And …

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The First Building Blocks of MGIMS ( Part 5)

In 1969, Dr. P.L. Vaishwanarโ€”Project Officer and Head of Physiology at GMC Nagpurโ€”arrived in Sevagram to help build Indiaโ€™s first rural medical college. He wasnโ€™t focused only on bricks and mortar. He wanted to build people. Before the college could welcome students, it needed a teamโ€”not just doctors and professors, but technicians and attendants who …

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MGIMS: Admission Stories from the 1970s

Dr. Shyam Babhulkar (Batch of 1969) It was the summer of 1969. I had just cleared B.Sc. Part I from J.B. Science College, Wardha, when I spotted an ad in Tarun Bharat, a Marathi daily. A new medical college was starting in Sevagram. I applied on impulse. Soon came the interview call. Now, I was …

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A Train Ride that Changed Everything

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ: (๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐Ÿฐ) In my last post, I shared how Dr. Sushila Nayar secured approvals from the central and state governments to start MGIMS in 1969โ€”and how, against all odds, she managed to get an unexpected โ‚น2 crore grant from USAID. For a moment, it felt like the hardest part was over. But …

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Even a Policeman’s Son can become a Doctor

How did students get into MGIMS five decades ago? I asked a senior professor of pharmacologyโ€”an alumnus of the MGIMS Class of 1970โ€”and he shared his story. Itโ€™s a charming throwback to simpler times, full of serendipity, sincerity, and a touch of destiny. ๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜๐™š๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™– ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง The year was 1969. …

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The Political Storm and the Birth of MGIMS ( Part 2)

Between 1966 and 1969, Indian politics was a storm in motion. Indira Gandhiโ€”once dismissed by Ram Manohar Lohia as a โ€œgoongi gudiyaโ€ (dumb doll)โ€”defied expectations. Not only did she win the 1967 general election, but she also consolidated power and emerged as a formidable Prime Minister. The Congress party soon split: the old guard became …

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Why I remember Dr Sandeep Kumar Dey Today

Last Thursday, a plane crashed in Ahmedabad. In just a moment, 274 lives were lostโ€”people on board and on the ground. As the news scrolled across my screen, something stirred deep inside me. A long-healed scar began to ache again. In that moment, I was transported back 25 yearsโ€”to another plane crash, another tragedy, another …

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Two Tragedies

Yesterdayโ€™s Air India tragedy in Ahmedabad, where 241 lives were lost within moments of takeoff, has left the nation grieving. For many of us, the news brought a wave of shock and sorrow. For some, it also stirred the memory of another flight, another heartbreak, from a time long past. In January 1966, ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ Mahajan …