An uneventful life

摘要

Our ‘Chief’ was Dr. N Gopinath—a towering six feet plus, dark and myopic figure whose normal voice was a growl. Abdul Ahad Guru from Jammu and Kashmir and I were the sole residents selected for that year. Both of us were already thirty-four years old and senior faculty members in our respective Medical Colleges. Although there were six seats, it was policy to select only two. So, we were expected to do the job of the six people. There were no nights or days, no weekdays or Sundays. All we did was stay in the ward premises and the OT. This was the practice all over India wherever the M Ch. Course was being conducted. It was supposed to harden us to face the vicissitudes of cardiac surgery in the future.