Bookish Affair

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Once I got a mail from a person commenting on a book I had read. You

would certainly want to know how he came to know about this book.

He had read what I wrote to tell others about this particular book. He

himself is an avid reader. He requested that I discuss books with him. I was

overjoyed. Not many people read books these days. Even if they did, who would

want to discuss what they read so intently with somebody. So I immediately

accepted his proposal.

I wrote to him to tell him how I started reading early. I was not really

surprised when I learned he too had begun the same way. We remembered the

childhood days when magazines like Chandamama, Lotpot, Parag and Nandini were

the favorites with many of us. They were addictive. The more we talked about

our early reading, the more I realised that we had similar interests. 

When we discussed the real books we read, I found that our views run parallel to

each other's. It has not been limited just to naming books. A real reader is the

one who can describe the book in such a manner that the other person understands

the author, imagines the story and believes the characters to be true. This

person  can do it in this very manner. I find our exchanges interesting and

stimulating. 

I thank books for bringing us together. And, I am really loving this bookish

affair.

Bharat

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To: MGIMS e-group <mgims >

Sent: Monday, 30 January 2012 6:13 AM

Subject: On losing a teacher

 

Dear All:

I had a great privilege of working under Dr BS Chaubey at GMC, Nagpur between

1979 and 1981. Regarded as one of the finest teacher-physicians in the country,

Dr Chaubey taught us the art and science of bedside medicine during our

residency days.

Dr Chaubey died few weeks back, aged 77. Here is a link to my homage to my

teacher who I will be missing immensely.

http://sp.kalantri.co.in/dr-bal-swaroop-chaubey-1934-2011

SP