MBBS – Matter of Fact

Even a Policeman’s Son can become a Doctor

4 January 202628 June 2025 by SP Kalantri

How did students get into MGIMS five decades ago? I asked a senior professor of pharmacology—an alumnus of the MGIMS Class of 1970—and he shared his story. It’s a charming throwback to simpler times, full of serendipity, sincerity, and a touch of destiny. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝙎𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 The year was 1969. … Read more

𝐊𝐆 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐆: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐰

4 January 202624 January 2025 by SP Kalantri

Nostalgia has a way of sneaking up on you. You try to avoid comparing the “good old days” to the present, but somehow, you end up doing it anyway. The younger generation hates it. They roll their eyes when we compare the 60s and 70s to today. But as you age, those comparisons just happen—whether … Read more

Dr. SP Kalantri

Dr. S. P. Kalantri is a physician–teacher at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, where he has practised and taught for four decades.

His writing explores the art and science of medicine, evidence-based practice, institutional memory, and the ethical questions that shape care in resource-limited settings.