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Life and Death in Sevagram: The Day the Snake Bit

It was a quiet morning in Sevagram, a village 20 kilometers from where Gopal (name changed), a small farmer, lived. As dawn broke, his peaceful life took a sudden, violent turn. He woke up with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and a feeling of extreme weakness. There were no warning signs—no heavy meals, no alcohol, none … Read more

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Dr. S. P. Kalantri

Physician–Teacher
MGIMS, Sevagram

Four decades of clinical practice, teaching, and writing at the crossroads of medicine, memory, and institutional history.

Books
Stetho
in
Sevagram
A physician’s memoir
Architects
of
MGIMS
An Institutional History

Themes

  • Ethics & Education
  • General Reflections
  • Heritage & History
  • Medical Practice
  • Personal Narratives
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