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Sketching Silence: Remembering Dr. Kush Kumar

When Dr. Kush Kumar first walked into Sevagram in the blistering summer of 1976, conversations stopped mid-sentence. He was hard to missโ€”tall, broad-shouldered, eyes probing behind thick spectacles. His English was flawlessโ€”precise when he spoke, elegant when he wrote. On rounds, his questions made residents squirm. In the OR, he moved like a man in …

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Prabhakarji

Shri Prabhakar Joseph, affectionately known as Prabhakarji, was a beacon of humility, dedication, and unwavering commitment to Gandhian principles. His journey from a modest background in Andhra Pradesh to becoming a pivotal figure at Sevagram Ashram is a testament to the transformative power of selfless service. Born into a community where meat consumption, including carrion, …

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The Ps…

The corridors of the Medicine Department in Sevagram in the early 1980s pulsed with an odd sort of rhythm, a melody not of footsteps or hurried whispers, but of letters. Not just any lettersโ€”๐™‹s. I arrived in the summer of 1982, stepping into a world where initials carried more weight than full names, where the …

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Holi and Dr. M.L. Sharma

Holi in Sevagram always brings back memories of Dr. M. L. Sharmaโ€”the man who taught pharmacology with flair and led MGIMS through its formative years, shaping the college well beyond its adolescence. In the classroom, Dr. Sharma was a performer. Anyone who learned pharmacology from him will tell youโ€”it wasnโ€™t just a subject; it was …

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What is in a Name…

In todayโ€™s world, naming a baby is almost a competitive sport. Parents meticulously curate lists, debate meanings, consult astrologers, and even conduct online polls before settling on the perfect name. But in the 1970s, in the sleepy yet bustling medical campus of Sevagram, things wereโ€ฆ different. Dr. Shashi Prabha Ahujaโ€”better known as Dr. S.P. Ahujaโ€”was …

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MGIMS: 1969

In August 1969, the first batch of medical students arrived in Sevagram. Sixty of them, to be preciseโ€”forty-six boys and fourteen girlsโ€”armed with dreams, duffel bags, and probably very few clues. But there was one small problem: Where exactly was the college? And more urgently: Where were they going to live? The answer lay just …

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When Medicine Lost, Obstetrics Won!

The girl was born in Gondia, the youngest of six, the apple of her fatherโ€™s eye. While her family thrived in business, she set her sights on medicine. She pursued her MBBS at Government Medical College, Nagpur. The year was 1966. During her undergraduate years, one man recognized her brillianceโ€”Dr. G.S. Sainani, the head of …

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Can One Conversation change the Destiny?

Can a doctorโ€”a family friendโ€”steer you from engineering to medicine? Can a few words make you trade certainty for the unknown? Yes. Dr. R.V. Wardekar did just that. But he was no ordinary doctor. In the 1940s, he left the bustling metropolis of Mumbai for the quiet simplicity of Sevagram โ€”and reshaped public health. In …