Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
We walk past her statue, work in her hospital, and invoke her name often. But how many of us know who Kasturba really was before she became Gandhi’s Ba? Ask anyone in Sevagram today, and chances are—not one person might recall who she is. Or who she was. Until you pause and whisper her name. … Read the essay
It was 1974 — a year when Sevagram went to sleep early, and the nights belonged to the crickets and a handful of restless medical students in the JN Boys’ hostel. MGIMS was still young then. The world had no screens or smartphones to stare at, and evenings found purpose on a small wooden stage … Read the essay
Dilip arrived in my outpatient room and settled on the stool with the solemnity of a man about to announce something of national importance. “I have a stone in the gall bladder,” he declared. He did not sound like one in distress, but rather like someone unveiling a secret possession. I leaned forward. “Yes, but … Read the essay
In Sevagram, some medical students chose roads no one expected. They arrived at MGIMS with one aim—to become doctors—yet life, with its quiet nudges and sudden jolts, steered them into stories richer than fiction
Dr. Alhad Pimputkar (MGIMS Batch of 1971), the lead actor of the unforgettable Marathi drama 𝙆𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙆𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙮𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖, takes us back to February 1974—when this play brought the Sevagram campus alive and left the open-air auditorium ringing with laughter. Two of the play’s brilliant actors, Dr. Sudhir Deshmukh (1970 batch) and Dr. Narayan Daware (1971 batch), … Read the essay