Sunday, September 30, 2007

Fly away to fortune

Doc's goin to US. He says there's no opportunity in India as in US. There r reservations which block his path to have a Masters Degree in medicine. He's right. He has to go. I wish him all the luck. All the prosperity. All the fame. In US!!!! this land holds no promise. Be gone. The soil here is no more that fertile. I apologise to you on behalf of this dirt to you. Most others with you have already reached there. Do not be late. The land of dreams stands opening its arms to you.
Doc says he's goin to be back. No. Not forever. For vacations. He'll settle down there
He'll practice there. Great. Dr. America.
He was amongst those who protested against reservations. They had blocked the entrance of Governers bungalow. He was with youth for equality. They were attacked by Policemen. Lathi charge. Police Batons. Police drew them. They ran far and wide. Some escaped. Some were caught. Charges were filed against them.
Later SC too objected over reservations.
Doc's goin to US coz its still difficult to get admissions to th MD course. He has cleared Entrance Exams for American medical educatioin in a far easier manner.
Doc says there will be so many doctors in next ten years that you find doctors coming to your doorsteps to deliver medicines. Very true. US will always have place for new Doctors.
Doc says there is no respect for Doctors in this land.
Also nobody here does the assigned task. Making this nation a mess. Hmmmm.
I wish him all the luck.
Farewell my friend. My closest one....Farewell!!!!.....I bid you farewell....happily. No there are no tears....just a bit of upset I am. But one doesnt be that....then one isn't human.
I dont know what future I have here. I am just a secondary teacher.....
But don't forget me....Do come to meet me next time you come for vacations.....I may not be here...maybe somewhere in some hamlet...teaching. That's the only future for a teacher if Doctors are so insecure.
But before a farewell...a bunch of stories for you. Not long. Just two or three liners. Plz bear through this!!!!
My uncle in my native place lost his twelve year daughter because she could not get immidiate medical attention.
There is no Doctor at the Primary Health Center in my native place. He left for the city where he could open a dispensary of his own. The girl died on the way to hospital at a district capital.
My cousin's sons died at the age of nine months for he was being treated by a bogus Doctor. There are quite a few real doctors in native India for that matter.
My Dad's friend practices in a tribal settlement. They pay him with blessings. He says they feed him with their food when he's hungry.
A friend of mine had to treat his father on his own since he had no Doctor in his village. He did save his fathers life. Only his father is a bit paralysed now. But he will be healed in course of time.
A child in Arey Milk Colony died out of malnutrition. In the heart of the city. Maybe they couldn't afford medicine.
Government says it is not able to find doctors who are ready to practice in rural India.
Many government hospitals in rural India are vacant since there are no doctors there.
There is such a crunch in Armed Forces....that they have open recruitment drives for Doctors. Still it faces the crunch.
There are now twelve doctors in my area where earlier only three used to be there.
A doctor was caught tryin to make a deal on a kidney.
Bye Doc....Go well.....Have a great future.