Dr ML Sharma, one of the greatest teachers at MGIMS, passed away today morning. He died at his home after a prolonged illness. He was 85. Dr ML Sharma had taught Pharmacology to a generation of medical students and the batches from 1969 through 2000 can never forget the passion with which he taught his …
Dr Anil Sharma
The first time I met Anil was in the winter of 1973. In August 1973, I got into Government Medical College, Nagpur and used to commute from my room to the college on a second-hand bicycle. In November, as I returned from the Anatomy Dissection hall, I found that my cycle was missing from the …
Dr ML Sharma
Dr ML Sharma, one of the greatest teachers at MGIMS, died at his home after a prolonged illness on August 10, 2015. He was 85. Associated with MGIMS almost right from its inception, Dr ML Sharma taught Pharmacology to a generation of medical students. Medical students at MGIMS (batches from the early 1970s to late …
Minions: Fun and Pleasure!
Ninety minutes- filled with pure fun and humour. Yesterday evening little did I realize when my son drove our family to Nagpur that a movie could be so rib-tickling. Indeed, I enjoyed the movie as much as Diti— my two-and-half-year old granddaughter—did. We spent Saturday evening in Nagpur watching Minions, a 3-D computer-animated comedy movie …
Tryst with Gandhi Ashram
I wish I could have captured his photograph. Two days back, I was strolling along the Dean Office road at Sevagram where I live. I stopped when I saw a teenager- with a bucket in right hand and a sleeping bag in the left- running towards me. Panting, and perspiring profusely, he gathered his breath …
The GMC Nagpur Hostel (1975-1978)
GMC didn’t offer hostel accommodation to the first-year students because the number of boys outnumbered the hostel rooms. So, we were forced to form our self-help groups and rented rooms near the GMC campus till we took first MBBS examination. We moved into small flats and rooms in Raghuji Nagar, Reshimbag, Rambag Road, Ajni, Dhantoli …
Federer vs. Djokovic
Federer vs. Djokovic. Tomorrow. Center Court. Wimbledon. A battle of pure poetry vs. pristine prose. I love both but have lost my heart to Djokovic. Let me tell why. Not that I love Federer less, but I love Djokovic more. Federer’s backhand against Murray is so sexy, that “you need to be above 18 to …
Dr GM Taori
Dr GM Taori—neurologist, teacher, researcher, public health activist and philanthropist—died today at 4 am in the CIIMS hospital, Nagpur—the very hospital he had conceived, designed and ran for over three decades. He was 83. Dr G M Taori, known for introducing neurology as a branch of medicine to Central India in 1984, is credited with …
MGIMS Students and Anji Center
Ask any old student about their training at MGIMS, and the Anji camp will certainly top the list of their most memorable moments. So where is Anji, what happens there and what makes it so special for MGIMS alumni? Anji is a small village located 22 km north-west of Sevagram. Since 1981, each winter, an …
TF: Why did you leave so early?
TF. He would have turned sixty today- and the Class of 1973 would have celebrated the milestone that he was eagerly looking forward to. Alas, he boarded a flight a fortnight before we would have wished him a happy birthday. And he left behind his family, friends, loved ones, and patients who would eternally recall …