"Sir, I want to talk with you! Where are you?" There was a sense of urgency in his voice
"What is it Tom? I am here at the OP. What happened?"
"Nothing sir. I want to meet you."
He was there in a minute. He looked tired. In the OR, he was a restless creature full of energy. [...]
Back in the men’s room. One hip surgery was already on in the theatre. I was scheduled to go for the next one. I still had a lot of time on my hand. The mens room was full.
The Tamil Nadu election results was coming out on the TV. B was aligned with the DMK and [...]
It seems to me that doctors in India are no longer revered the way they were once upon a time. All along our student life it was drilled into our life that this profession is a noble profession. And this is not a joke! I remember during our internship, how patients often form the rural side would fall onto our feet and equate us with God. Mostly I would be embarassed, but I couldn’t help the feeling – have done something good!
There was a casual remark by one of our Senior Consultants in response to the protests by medical students in Delhi, Bangalore and Behrampur about how bad some students are in some parts of the country. I don’t remember who made the remarks in between but I started by saying that English was a barrier to education in India. I thought I lit up a spark but it soon turned into a blaze!
