Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
A chance meeting in Sevagram became my last conversation with Dr. Harshvardhan Tikle. This is a remembrance of a quiet boy who grew up in the warden’s quarters, loved Marathi books, followed his father’s calling, and left far too soon.
Fourteen years ago, on this very day, 𝗗𝗿 𝗕. 𝗦. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗲𝘆 left us for good.
Even now, nearly four decades later, my residency days at GMC Nagpur return with startling clarity. I still see him stepping into Ward 23: immaculately dressed, tie perfectly knotted, suit crisp, shoes shining, and his English as flawless as his clinical judgement.
This morning, my friend Ramesh Mundle called to inform me that Dr. H.C. Attal, former Professor of Medicine at GMC Nagpur, passed away yesterday at the age of 86. He taught us medicine during our residency at Government Medical College, Nagpur, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He led one of the six medicine … Read the essay
(December 9, 1931 – April 19, 2025)Dr. Keshao Narayan Ingley—known to all as Dr. K.N. Ingley—was born on December 9, 1931, in the dusty heartland of Buldhana. As the eldest of five siblings, he learned early what it meant to lead, to share, and to wait his turn. The home was always full—voices echoing through … Read the essay
Born into the remote village of Vidul, Purushottam Deshmukh overcame a childhood of hardship to become a giant of medicine. This is a reflection on the quiet dignity and scholarly brilliance of a man who watched his dreams nearly slip away in the dust.