𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸
In 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 … Read more
Heritage & History
Documenting the legacy of MGIMS, Sevagram heritage, and medical history.
A Handkerchief’s Tale: Memories with Indira Gandhi
After 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 … Read more
𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
A medical college, known by any other name, would still produce MBBS and MDs. Wasn’t it William Shakespeare who wrote in Romeo and Juliet: ‘What’s in a name? That which … Read more
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦
In 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, … Read more
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹
In the scorching summer of 1975, my elder sister, then in her 30s, fell seriously ill. Dissatisfied with the medical care she was receiving in Bhopal, we quickly moved her … Read more