๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Reading Time: 2 minutesThat old black phoneโ€”solid, heavy, a relic of a time when voices travelled through wires, not airwaves. Each number on its dial, a small circle, waiting for a finger to spin it. No speed dial, no saved contactsโ€”just memory and precision. Calls were brief, words measured. Every minute cost money. The phone perched on a … Read more

A Walk Down Memory Lane: The Forgotten Colonies of MGIMS

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe namesโ€”Kabir, Ramdas, Vivekanand, Guru Nanak, Ramkrishna, Dharmanand, Martin Luther King, Patel, and Birlaโ€”are more than just colonies in Sevagram. They hold memories of beginnings, struggles, friendships, and quiet acts of courage. Each name has a story to tell. Yesterday, a thought crossed my mind, almost by accident Dr. Sanjay Diwan had asked whether the … Read more

๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 1970, a young man arrived at Gandhijiโ€™s ashram in Sevagram. A year later, he joined a medical college, not as a student but as an artist. Although he left the college after twenty-five years, he left behind footprints in the black cotton soil of Sevagram. The medical institution was ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ, and the young man … Read more

๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฏ: ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 1982, I began my medical career as a senior resident in Medicine. By 1983, while living in Wardha with my parents, 8 km away from the medical college, I began teaching the 1979 batch of students from MGIMS. That summer, Sevagram faced a severe water shortage. Wells dried up, rivers shrank, overhead tanks emptied, … Read more

A Handkerchief’s Tale: Memories with Indira Gandhi

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter my recent Facebook post, Dr. Bajrang Prasad Pandey, an MGIMS graduate from the 1970 batch who later became a Pharmacology professor at BHU, Varanasi, shared an interesting story about Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s visit to Sevagram in the early 1970s. Mrs Gandhi had come to MGIMS to speak to a handful of medical students … Read more

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†

Reading Time: 2 minutesA medical college, known by any other name, would still produce MBBS and MDs. Wasnโ€™t it William Shakespeare who wrote in Romeo and Juliet: ‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ Well, it does matter. ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ certainly sounds better than ๐— ๐—š๐—–๐— ๐—ฆ. Back in 1969, … Read more

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐— ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐— ๐—š๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn November 1981, I earned my MD in Medicine from the Government Medical College, Nagpur. Guided by Dr. BS Chaubey, known for his razor-sharp mind, clinical acumen, and rapid-fire diagnoses, I underwent rigorous training. His witty and incisive remarks during ward rounds were a hallmark of his teaching style. Spending two-and-half years in Ward 23 … Read more

At the helm: MGIMS Student’s Section Chief

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the early seventies, when MGIMS was just beginning, many people, not just doctors and administrators, played important roles in its growth. Now, as these pioneers retire, their stories are at risk of being forgotten. It’s crucial to record and preserve their contributions for future generations. Dr. Bipin Amin (1975) recently requested me to write … Read more

Memories in Monochrome: Prime Minister’s Visit to Adhayan Mandir

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 1969, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited MGIMS. She spoke to a small group of medical students in the Adhyayan Mandir near the old Kasturba hospital. I’m unsure about the occasion of Indira Gandhi’s visit, as I was only a ninth-grade student at Swavalambi Vidyalaya in Wardha at that time. This morning, I stumbled upon … Read more

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ

Reading Time: 3 minutes๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ A fortnight ago, Dr. Mihir Wechalekar, an alumnus of MGIMS, class of 1992, received the prestigious 2024 Mid-Career Excellence Award in Australia. This honour was bestowed upon him at the combined New Zealand Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This … Read more