Re: Mamta Jawdekar passes away

[Guest guest]

Dear SP,

Mamta's death is very sad. She came on our batch reunion and met everyone of

1976 batch.She was always a sincere and hard working person during her student

days.Her sudden fall from parapet of GH (Probably) during internship changed

her life for all days to come.She was confined to wheel chair but always smiling

,an epitome of courage !

She completed her MD (Path) from MGIMS with active support from family members

,faculty and friends despite her disability.I am joining all of you in mourning

her sad demise.

V.K.Gupta

1976

Mamta Jawdekar passes away

Dear all,

Mamta Jawdekar (batch of 1977) passed away yesterday in Akola. Sandeep Jeste

(1977) sahred with me this sad news this morning. Suchitra Pandit (1976) came

down to Akola, where Mamata lived and practiced pathology for over two decades,

to attend her last rites.

Mamta, as we all know, was confined to a wheel chair since 1980 following an

accident induced paraplegia. In spite of her disability, she did MD (Pathology)

from MGIMS and had settled down in Akola. The last I met her was in the 1976

batch reunion, when she came all the way from Akola to meet her batchmates and

teachers. Fiercely independent, she accepted her disability , fought with great

grit and determination and ensured that she lived an independent professional

and personal life.

We salute you, Mamta.

SP

[Guest guest]

Dear SP,

Mamta's death is very sad. She came on our batch reunion and met everyone of

1976 batch.She was always a sincere and hard working person during her student

days.Her sudden fall from parapet of GH (Probably) during internship changed

her life for all days to come.She was confined to wheel chair but always smiling

,an epitome of courage !

She completed her MD (Path) from MGIMS with active support from family members

,faculty and friends despite her disability.I am joining all of you in mourning

her sad demise.

V.K.Gupta

1976

Mamta Jawdekar passes away

Dear all,

Mamta Jawdekar (batch of 1977) passed away yesterday in Akola. Sandeep Jeste

(1977) sahred with me this sad news this morning. Suchitra Pandit (1976) came

down to Akola, where Mamata lived and practiced pathology for over two decades,

to attend her last rites.

Mamta, as we all know, was confined to a wheel chair since 1980 following an

accident induced paraplegia. In spite of her disability, she did MD (Pathology)

from MGIMS and had settled down in Akola. The last I met her was in the 1976

batch reunion, when she came all the way from Akola to meet her batchmates and

teachers. Fiercely independent, she accepted her disability , fought with great

grit and determination and ensured that she lived an independent professional

and personal life.

We salute you, Mamta.

SP

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

I am very junior to her...but I remember Tikle madam warning us

several times not to sit on the ledge of the terrace. Kishore Sir's

description of the incident was heart wrenching.

I myself have had a road traffic accident, before I joined MGIMS,

in which I had injured my back. Within an hour I lost all power and

sensation in my legs...but I completely recovered...and when I won

the 100 m race in Annual Sports Day at MGIMS, I remembered the day

when I could not move my legs even an inch...and I thanked God for

being so kind on me! It was not just winning a 100 m race..but much

much more than that!!

She was indeed a brave lady to have completed her post graduation

and to have maintained her smile all through her life inspite of her

disability and pain. May her soul rest in peace.My deepest

sympathies to her family.

Ayesha'96

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>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

I am very junior to her...but I remember Tikle madam warning us

several times not to sit on the ledge of the terrace. Kishore Sir's

description of the incident was heart wrenching.

I myself have had a road traffic accident, before I joined MGIMS,

in which I had injured my back. Within an hour I lost all power and

sensation in my legs...but I completely recovered...and when I won

the 100 m race in Annual Sports Day at MGIMS, I remembered the day

when I could not move my legs even an inch...and I thanked God for

being so kind on me! It was not just winning a 100 m race..but much

much more than that!!

She was indeed a brave lady to have completed her post graduation

and to have maintained her smile all through her life inspite of her

disability and pain. May her soul rest in peace.My deepest

sympathies to her family.

Ayesha'96

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>

[Guest guest]

Dear Kishore,

Your emotional tribute to the departed soul....... is

very inspirational and moving indeed.Mamta will always continue to

live as an example of courage and strength in our thoughts.

Neeti'86

> As I read SP Sir's chilling words, my mind went numb. I had just

sent

> some non-serious mails, before reading SP Sir's sad news: Mamta

was no

> more! I closed the computer and sat still. My mind went back to oh

so

> long ago, to 1976.

>

> I was a senior connected to Marathi drama, so I was always

interested

> in new Marathi speaking girls. There were always plenty of boys

> willing and able to act, but good girls were always far and few in

> between! The previous year's crop had been a huge disappointment,

so I

> was keenly awaiting the new batch of 1976.

>

> And boy, what a batch! It was just exploding with dramatic talent

like

> Kaustubha Patil with his whimsical style. Mrudul Panditrao, with

his

> down to earth acting. Ashok Mehendale (who is still at MGIMS) with

his

> deep sober voice. Aruna Mutha (Wardha) with her live wire act. But

the

> girl who stood out amongst all this talented lot was Mamta

Jawdekar!

>

> Her very first role was in " Katha Dinu chya Mrutyu patrachi " . She

> acted as a very strict mother-in-law. Usually girls are very

reluctant

> to act as mothers-in-law, but Mamta had no such qualms! Anyone

seeing

> her on stage would have found it hard to believe that she was just

a

> first year student. What confidence! She just lived the role. In

fact,

> even after she removed her make-up we used to be afraid to talk to

> her, as her strict mother-in-law persona lingered on! But in actual

> fact, Mamta was a very jovial girl. In fact, I frequently told her

> that " Mamta, tu bembichya detha pasun hastes! " (Mamta, you do laugh

> from the bottom of your heart!)

>

> Besides drama, Mamta excelled in studies. She was always amongst

the

> top few academically. On that fateful day, Mamta was lying on the

edge

> of the terrace above the Warden's quarters (facing the road.). She

was

> with her friends listening to jokes and just conversing. It was 7

or 8

> in the evening. No one knows exactly why she turned the wrong way

> while getting up. In front of her friends' shocked eyes she just

> plummeted downwards.

>

> Madhukant ('75), an Orthopaedic resident was talking with his girl

> friend Anita (later wife) just near the hostel gate. He rushed to

her

> side. Being in Ortho, he immediately advised her not to try to

move,

> as the spine may have been damaged. Little did he know that the

harm

> had already been done. A stiff trolley was rushed to the spot and

> Mamta was carried carefully away.

>

> The initial evaluation was not at all encouraging, still an urgent

> decompression surgery was planned. Privately, Madhukant had already

> told us that there were no movements of her toes, but we all kept

our

> fingers crossed. Orthopaedic surgeons were rushed over from Nagpur

to

> supplement our own team of experts.

>

> It took weeks, for what everybody already knew, to be publicly

> acknowledged. Mamta would never walk on her own feet again!

Sevagram's

> Marathi drama was never the same again.

>

> Gautam of 1978 batch financed a motorized wheel chair for Mamta,

and

> soon a wheel chair bound Mamta was a familiar sight in Sevagram.

>

> Despite this sudden and devastatingly unfair end to active life,

Mamta

> could always be seen with her trade mark radiant smile! Oh! How it

> tugged at everybody's heart strings. Watching her smile made you

wince

> at God's unjust ways.

>

> As expected, Mamta graduated with top of her batch marks. Her

physical

> disability restricted her PG choices, so by default, Pathology

> benefited by a jovial and radiant soul, always ready to share a

joke.

> Always ready to help.

>

> I lost contact after I left Sevagram. But whenever I met people

from

> around Akola, Mamta was always discussed. Everyone kept saying that

> Mamta still has her trade mark smile. What grit!

>

> Oh what a loss! People like these make you wonder if there is

really

> justice in God's world! Goodbye Mamta. Carry your smile to heaven.

Now

> even heaven will be a better place.

>

> Kishore Shah 1974

[Guest guest]

Dear Kishore,

Your emotional tribute to the departed soul....... is

very inspirational and moving indeed.Mamta will always continue to

live as an example of courage and strength in our thoughts.

Neeti'86

> As I read SP Sir's chilling words, my mind went numb. I had just

sent

> some non-serious mails, before reading SP Sir's sad news: Mamta

was no

> more! I closed the computer and sat still. My mind went back to oh

so

> long ago, to 1976.

>

> I was a senior connected to Marathi drama, so I was always

interested

> in new Marathi speaking girls. There were always plenty of boys

> willing and able to act, but good girls were always far and few in

> between! The previous year's crop had been a huge disappointment,

so I

> was keenly awaiting the new batch of 1976.

>

> And boy, what a batch! It was just exploding with dramatic talent

like

> Kaustubha Patil with his whimsical style. Mrudul Panditrao, with

his

> down to earth acting. Ashok Mehendale (who is still at MGIMS) with

his

> deep sober voice. Aruna Mutha (Wardha) with her live wire act. But

the

> girl who stood out amongst all this talented lot was Mamta

Jawdekar!

>

> Her very first role was in " Katha Dinu chya Mrutyu patrachi " . She

> acted as a very strict mother-in-law. Usually girls are very

reluctant

> to act as mothers-in-law, but Mamta had no such qualms! Anyone

seeing

> her on stage would have found it hard to believe that she was just

a

> first year student. What confidence! She just lived the role. In

fact,

> even after she removed her make-up we used to be afraid to talk to

> her, as her strict mother-in-law persona lingered on! But in actual

> fact, Mamta was a very jovial girl. In fact, I frequently told her

> that " Mamta, tu bembichya detha pasun hastes! " (Mamta, you do laugh

> from the bottom of your heart!)

>

> Besides drama, Mamta excelled in studies. She was always amongst

the

> top few academically. On that fateful day, Mamta was lying on the

edge

> of the terrace above the Warden's quarters (facing the road.). She

was

> with her friends listening to jokes and just conversing. It was 7

or 8

> in the evening. No one knows exactly why she turned the wrong way

> while getting up. In front of her friends' shocked eyes she just

> plummeted downwards.

>

> Madhukant ('75), an Orthopaedic resident was talking with his girl

> friend Anita (later wife) just near the hostel gate. He rushed to

her

> side. Being in Ortho, he immediately advised her not to try to

move,

> as the spine may have been damaged. Little did he know that the

harm

> had already been done. A stiff trolley was rushed to the spot and

> Mamta was carried carefully away.

>

> The initial evaluation was not at all encouraging, still an urgent

> decompression surgery was planned. Privately, Madhukant had already

> told us that there were no movements of her toes, but we all kept

our

> fingers crossed. Orthopaedic surgeons were rushed over from Nagpur

to

> supplement our own team of experts.

>

> It took weeks, for what everybody already knew, to be publicly

> acknowledged. Mamta would never walk on her own feet again!

Sevagram's

> Marathi drama was never the same again.

>

> Gautam of 1978 batch financed a motorized wheel chair for Mamta,

and

> soon a wheel chair bound Mamta was a familiar sight in Sevagram.

>

> Despite this sudden and devastatingly unfair end to active life,

Mamta

> could always be seen with her trade mark radiant smile! Oh! How it

> tugged at everybody's heart strings. Watching her smile made you

wince

> at God's unjust ways.

>

> As expected, Mamta graduated with top of her batch marks. Her

physical

> disability restricted her PG choices, so by default, Pathology

> benefited by a jovial and radiant soul, always ready to share a

joke.

> Always ready to help.

>

> I lost contact after I left Sevagram. But whenever I met people

from

> around Akola, Mamta was always discussed. Everyone kept saying that

> Mamta still has her trade mark smile. What grit!

>

> Oh what a loss! People like these make you wonder if there is

really

> justice in God's world! Goodbye Mamta. Carry your smile to heaven.

Now

> even heaven will be a better place.

>

> Kishore Shah 1974

[Guest guest]

Dear Kishore,

Your emotional tribute to the departed soul....... is

very inspirational and moving indeed.Mamta will always continue to

live as an example of courage and strength in our thoughts.

Neeti'86

> As I read SP Sir's chilling words, my mind went numb. I had just

sent

> some non-serious mails, before reading SP Sir's sad news: Mamta

was no

> more! I closed the computer and sat still. My mind went back to oh

so

> long ago, to 1976.

>

> I was a senior connected to Marathi drama, so I was always

interested

> in new Marathi speaking girls. There were always plenty of boys

> willing and able to act, but good girls were always far and few in

> between! The previous year's crop had been a huge disappointment,

so I

> was keenly awaiting the new batch of 1976.

>

> And boy, what a batch! It was just exploding with dramatic talent

like

> Kaustubha Patil with his whimsical style. Mrudul Panditrao, with

his

> down to earth acting. Ashok Mehendale (who is still at MGIMS) with

his

> deep sober voice. Aruna Mutha (Wardha) with her live wire act. But

the

> girl who stood out amongst all this talented lot was Mamta

Jawdekar!

>

> Her very first role was in " Katha Dinu chya Mrutyu patrachi " . She

> acted as a very strict mother-in-law. Usually girls are very

reluctant

> to act as mothers-in-law, but Mamta had no such qualms! Anyone

seeing

> her on stage would have found it hard to believe that she was just

a

> first year student. What confidence! She just lived the role. In

fact,

> even after she removed her make-up we used to be afraid to talk to

> her, as her strict mother-in-law persona lingered on! But in actual

> fact, Mamta was a very jovial girl. In fact, I frequently told her

> that " Mamta, tu bembichya detha pasun hastes! " (Mamta, you do laugh

> from the bottom of your heart!)

>

> Besides drama, Mamta excelled in studies. She was always amongst

the

> top few academically. On that fateful day, Mamta was lying on the

edge

> of the terrace above the Warden's quarters (facing the road.). She

was

> with her friends listening to jokes and just conversing. It was 7

or 8

> in the evening. No one knows exactly why she turned the wrong way

> while getting up. In front of her friends' shocked eyes she just

> plummeted downwards.

>

> Madhukant ('75), an Orthopaedic resident was talking with his girl

> friend Anita (later wife) just near the hostel gate. He rushed to

her

> side. Being in Ortho, he immediately advised her not to try to

move,

> as the spine may have been damaged. Little did he know that the

harm

> had already been done. A stiff trolley was rushed to the spot and

> Mamta was carried carefully away.

>

> The initial evaluation was not at all encouraging, still an urgent

> decompression surgery was planned. Privately, Madhukant had already

> told us that there were no movements of her toes, but we all kept

our

> fingers crossed. Orthopaedic surgeons were rushed over from Nagpur

to

> supplement our own team of experts.

>

> It took weeks, for what everybody already knew, to be publicly

> acknowledged. Mamta would never walk on her own feet again!

Sevagram's

> Marathi drama was never the same again.

>

> Gautam of 1978 batch financed a motorized wheel chair for Mamta,

and

> soon a wheel chair bound Mamta was a familiar sight in Sevagram.

>

> Despite this sudden and devastatingly unfair end to active life,

Mamta

> could always be seen with her trade mark radiant smile! Oh! How it

> tugged at everybody's heart strings. Watching her smile made you

wince

> at God's unjust ways.

>

> As expected, Mamta graduated with top of her batch marks. Her

physical

> disability restricted her PG choices, so by default, Pathology

> benefited by a jovial and radiant soul, always ready to share a

joke.

> Always ready to help.

>

> I lost contact after I left Sevagram. But whenever I met people

from

> around Akola, Mamta was always discussed. Everyone kept saying that

> Mamta still has her trade mark smile. What grit!

>

> Oh what a loss! People like these make you wonder if there is

really

> justice in God's world! Goodbye Mamta. Carry your smile to heaven.

Now

> even heaven will be a better place.

>

> Kishore Shah 1974