Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Hey amulya, Thats interesting ain't it?!! Its a small world. He is my cousin sisters husband, my masiji's son in law)... we were pretty close for the early part of my sewagram stay when he moved to the UK and then the US where he was director of the Wills eye institute in Philadelphia..he decided that the life style in the UK suited him better and moved back there around the time you met him....as far as not acknowledging that he knew me...well there was a phase in my life when not many people did.......!!! Ashish AMULYA NADKARNI wrote: It is indeed a small world, Ashish. I came across Prof Dua some years ago when I worked and lived in Nottingham. I was part of the social circle of doctors from India and bumped into him at number of parties etc. Unfortunately since moving out of Nottingham I have lost touch with that group. He has been in the national news in UK for a pioneering a surgical procedure, the details of which escape me since its not my field. Despite his fame and reputation, I found him extremely unassuming and very sociable. We exchanged a few stories about Nagpur and I told him I had graduated from MGIMS but I can't remember if he mentioned your name; this was almost 10 years ago. Regards Amulya Nadkarni (82 batch) ashish sachdeva wrote: What a beautiful incident and hope you are able to contact Dr Ughade..Dr. Sinha! reminds me of my first 15 days at the Ashram..the seniors were all around...My brother in law..then a lecturer in GMC nagpur... who is now Professor Harminder Singh Dua, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham in the UK; came to see how I was doing....Inderjeet from the 1980 batch was in some way related to him...and so I was told that in case I was ragged by anyone to let them know that Inderjeet was my cousin....Inderjeet left and my Bro in law left and I of course forgot Inderjeets name...so I asked Sandeep Prabhakar(1983 batch) who had been with me at our meeting as to who the Sardar was that I should say was my cousin....he was from Karnal and Knew only Sandhu(1979 batch)'s name and so he said ofcourse yaar Sandhu....so when ever any one asked me if I knew someone ...I said ..of course Sandhu was my cousin....finally when I meet this big Sardar who asks me the same question and I say Sandhu...he smiles and takes me to the side and says chal yaar tu mera cousin aaj se....magar chakkar kya hai...it was Sandhu whom I had never met.....I told him the story .......those were the days...! Ashish " Dr. Ashok Sinha " wrote: it is so exciting! last night my nephew came home for dinner with a friend and I was telling them the story. suddenly I remembered it was Vinod Ughade. And this morning I open the site, and aha, Parvin, great stuff, great guess, wonderful, made my day. IT WAS VINOD UGHADE. THANK YOU VINOD BHAI, you are God's own man. parvin ansari wrote: I am just wondering if he was Ughade? ASHOK SINHA: My CGN status Recently I converted my car to CNG. Not that it would be much of an economic advantage, because the cost washes the price concession for at least 2 yrs. while at it, I suddenly remembered that I was a CGN.That was what I was known as initially. A Central Govt Nominee. Well, I did not have to appear for the entrace test like other lesser mortals. I would not have cleared it I'm sure. It was all good news but also had some peculiar problems. Like the khadi story I told you earlier, I had no idea that Khadi was the national dress of Sevagram. I also did not know that I had to pay a princely sum of Rs 1100/- as admission fees. My father was full of confidence about me and thus decided not to hand over the money, any money to me. I only had pocket expenses with me when they loaded me on the train, no one escorted me, because anyone who has survived northeast could survive any where. Rest of the amount was sent to the principal by post.I reached 2 days before the deadline, waited and waited for the money to reach, nothing happened. On the penultimate day, the principal called me and told me that if I did not deposit the money before the deadline he would have no option but to give the seat to the first person in the waiting list. The nearest person I knew was in Agartala, 5 days away. And I had to arrange 1100 rupees within 12 hours, else go back home. I had not even made friends with Ajay Vyas then, because this was before admission. What I did surprised quite a few guys including myself.I found out which was the seniormost batch, which was their hostel. Early in the morning next day I walked into the A block. I guess a rookey is as identifiable as a mole on the nose. There were very senior looking guys in all sorts of dress and undress. Some in mini towels trying to connect both ends by sheer brute force,some were in the process of improving their muscle tone by way of a few push ups. Suddenly the whole scene froze when they discovered a haples deer entering the lions den. They were truly surprised at my guts. Entering the A block was unthinkable, some of them actually started laughing at my stupidity. I walked in royally ignoring all, looking for someone, as if. Two minute, and I found the peson I wanted. A dark very handsome man, with eyes that you could trust. He was probably reading, I do not exactly remember, but I went staright to him, said good morning sir, and identified myself. I am not sure if I am able to convey the mahol to you. I was not wrong in my selection. This man was full of sympathy, he admonished me, yaahan kyon aya marneke liye, he said. I told him that I was dead anyway and needed his help. He heard me, looked at me, was quiet for a few minutes, then told me, tu ja, tera kaam ho jayega. All I know that someone paid my entrance fees, Princi returned the money to him when he received cash from my father and I became a doctor. If I have saved any life during these 35 years, it is because of this man in A block. Sometimes I feel that I am the most thankless person in the world because I have forgotten his name. He used to be dark, handsome maharashtrian and very very popular. By the way Rs 1100 was a big amount those days because I used to spend only Rs 300 every month. I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU SIR, WHEREVER YOU ARE. __________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Ashish, You've jogged my curiosity now! I thought it was just my memory playing up and that's why I could not remember your name being brought up. And I must have met you cousin because spouses were invited as well. Soooo, why were you persona non grata at that time....I smell an interesting story. Looking forward to reading it in the near future. Regards Nadu'82 ashish sachdeva wrote: Hey amulya, Thats interesting ain't it?!! Its a small world. He is my cousin sisters husband, my masiji's son in law)... we were pretty close for the early part of my sewagram stay when he moved to the UK and then the US where he was director of the Wills eye institute in Philadelphia..he decided that the life style in the UK suited him better and moved back there around the time you met him....as far as not acknowledging that he knew me...well there was a phase in my life when not many people did.......!!! Ashish AMULYA NADKARNI wrote: It is indeed a small world, Ashish. I came across Prof Dua some years ago when I worked and lived in Nottingham. I was part of the social circle of doctors from India and bumped into him at number of parties etc. Unfortunately since moving out of Nottingham I have lost touch with that group. He has been in the national news in UK for a pioneering a surgical procedure, the details of which escape me since its not my field. Despite his fame and reputation, I found him extremely unassuming and very sociable. We exchanged a few stories about Nagpur and I told him I had graduated from MGIMS but I can't remember if he mentioned your name; this was almost 10 years ago. Regards Amulya Nadkarni (82 batch) ashish sachdeva wrote: What a beautiful incident and hope you are able to contact Dr Ughade..Dr. Sinha! reminds me of my first 15 days at the Ashram..the seniors were all around...My brother in law..then a lecturer in GMC nagpur... who is now Professor Harminder Singh Dua, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham in the UK; came to see how I was doing....Inderjeet from the 1980 batch was in some way related to him...and so I was told that in case I was ragged by anyone to let them know that Inderjeet was my cousin....Inderjeet left and my Bro in law left and I of course forgot Inderjeets name...so I asked Sandeep Prabhakar(1983 batch) who had been with me at our meeting as to who the Sardar was that I should say was my cousin....he was from Karnal and Knew only Sandhu(1979 batch)'s name and so he said ofcourse yaar Sandhu....so when ever any one asked me if I knew someone ...I said ..of course Sandhu was my cousin....finally when I meet this big Sardar who asks me the same question and I say Sandhu...he smiles and takes me to the side and says chal yaar tu mera cousin aaj se....magar chakkar kya hai...it was Sandhu whom I had never met.....I told him the story .......those were the days...! Ashish " Dr. Ashok Sinha " wrote: it is so exciting! last night my nephew came home for dinner with a friend and I was telling them the story. suddenly I remembered it was Vinod Ughade. And this morning I open the site, and aha, Parvin, great stuff, great guess, wonderful, made my day. IT WAS VINOD UGHADE. THANK YOU VINOD BHAI, you are God's own man. parvin ansari wrote: I am just wondering if he was Ughade? ASHOK SINHA: My CGN status Recently I converted my car to CNG. Not that it would be much of an economic advantage, because the cost washes the price concession for at least 2 yrs. while at it, I suddenly remembered that I was a CGN.That was what I was known as initially. A Central Govt Nominee. Well, I did not have to appear for the entrace test like other lesser mortals. I would not have cleared it I'm sure. It was all good news but also had some peculiar problems. Like the khadi story I told you earlier, I had no idea that Khadi was the national dress of Sevagram. I also did not know that I had to pay a princely sum of Rs 1100/- as admission fees. My father was full of confidence about me and thus decided not to hand over the money, any money to me. I only had pocket expenses with me when they loaded me on the train, no one escorted me, because anyone who has survived northeast could survive any where. Rest of the amount was sent to the principal by post.I reached 2 days before the deadline, waited and waited for the money to reach, nothing happened. On the penultimate day, the principal called me and told me that if I did not deposit the money before the deadline he would have no option but to give the seat to the first person in the waiting list. The nearest person I knew was in Agartala, 5 days away. And I had to arrange 1100 rupees within 12 hours, else go back home. I had not even made friends with Ajay Vyas then, because this was before admission. What I did surprised quite a few guys including myself.I found out which was the seniormost batch, which was their hostel. Early in the morning next day I walked into the A block. I guess a rookey is as identifiable as a mole on the nose. There were very senior looking guys in all sorts of dress and undress. Some in mini towels trying to connect both ends by sheer brute force,some were in the process of improving their muscle tone by way of a few push ups. Suddenly the whole scene froze when they discovered a haples deer entering the lions den. They were truly surprised at my guts. Entering the A block was unthinkable, some of them actually started laughing at my stupidity. I walked in royally ignoring all, looking for someone, as if. Two minute, and I found the peson I wanted. A dark very handsome man, with eyes that you could trust. He was probably reading, I do not exactly remember, but I went staright to him, said good morning sir, and identified myself. I am not sure if I am able to convey the mahol to you. I was not wrong in my selection. This man was full of sympathy, he admonished me, yaahan kyon aya marneke liye, he said. I told him that I was dead anyway and needed his help. He heard me, looked at me, was quiet for a few minutes, then told me, tu ja, tera kaam ho jayega. All I know that someone paid my entrance fees, Princi returned the money to him when he received cash from my father and I became a doctor. If I have saved any life during these 35 years, it is because of this man in A block. Sometimes I feel that I am the most thankless person in the world because I have forgotten his name. He used to be dark, handsome maharashtrian and very very popular. By the way Rs 1100 was a big amount those days because I used to spend only Rs 300 every month. I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU SIR, WHEREVER YOU ARE. __________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 See everyone loves gossip!!!No there is no interesting story...we just drifted apart once they moved out of Nagpur....by the way I have 16 real mama's and masi's and 54 first cousins from my mom's side alone......lots of cousins to choose from.....!!!Did he tell you that badi behenji wanted him to be the Head of dept of Opthal but he did not join MGIMS...?!! Ashish AMULYA NADKARNI wrote: Ashish, You've jogged my curiosity now! I thought it was just my memory playing up and that's why I could not remember your name being brought up. And I must have met you cousin because spouses were invited as well. Soooo, why were you persona non grata at that time....I smell an interesting story. Looking forward to reading it in the near future. Regards Nadu'82 ashish sachdeva wrote: Hey amulya, Thats interesting ain't it?!! Its a small world. He is my cousin sisters husband, my masiji's son in law)... we were pretty close for the early part of my sewagram stay when he moved to the UK and then the US where he was director of the Wills eye institute in Philadelphia..he decided that the life style in the UK suited him better and moved back there around the time you met him....as far as not acknowledging that he knew me...well there was a phase in my life when not many people did.......!!! Ashish AMULYA NADKARNI wrote: It is indeed a small world, Ashish. I came across Prof Dua some years ago when I worked and lived in Nottingham. I was part of the social circle of doctors from India and bumped into him at number of parties etc. Unfortunately since moving out of Nottingham I have lost touch with that group. He has been in the national news in UK for a pioneering a surgical procedure, the details of which escape me since its not my field. Despite his fame and reputation, I found him extremely unassuming and very sociable. We exchanged a few stories about Nagpur and I told him I had graduated from MGIMS but I can't remember if he mentioned your name; this was almost 10 years ago. Regards Amulya Nadkarni (82 batch) ashish sachdeva wrote: What a beautiful incident and hope you are able to contact Dr Ughade..Dr. Sinha! reminds me of my first 15 days at the Ashram..the seniors were all around...My brother in law..then a lecturer in GMC nagpur... who is now Professor Harminder Singh Dua, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham in the UK; came to see how I was doing....Inderjeet from the 1980 batch was in some way related to him...and so I was told that in case I was ragged by anyone to let them know that Inderjeet was my cousin....Inderjeet left and my Bro in law left and I of course forgot Inderjeets name...so I asked Sandeep Prabhakar(1983 batch) who had been with me at our meeting as to who the Sardar was that I should say was my cousin....he was from Karnal and Knew only Sandhu(1979 batch)'s name and so he said ofcourse yaar Sandhu....so when ever any one asked me if I knew someone ...I said ..of course Sandhu was my cousin....finally when I meet this big Sardar who asks me the same question and I say Sandhu...he smiles and takes me to the side and says chal yaar tu mera cousin aaj se....magar chakkar kya hai...it was Sandhu whom I had never met.....I told him the story .......those were the days...! Ashish " Dr. Ashok Sinha " wrote: it is so exciting! last night my nephew came home for dinner with a friend and I was telling them the story. suddenly I remembered it was Vinod Ughade. And this morning I open the site, and aha, Parvin, great stuff, great guess, wonderful, made my day. IT WAS VINOD UGHADE. THANK YOU VINOD BHAI, you are God's own man. parvin ansari wrote: I am just wondering if he was Ughade? ASHOK SINHA: My CGN status Recently I converted my car to CNG. Not that it would be much of an economic advantage, because the cost washes the price concession for at least 2 yrs. while at it, I suddenly remembered that I was a CGN.That was what I was known as initially. A Central Govt Nominee. Well, I did not have to appear for the entrace test like other lesser mortals. I would not have cleared it I'm sure. It was all good news but also had some peculiar problems. Like the khadi story I told you earlier, I had no idea that Khadi was the national dress of Sevagram. I also did not know that I had to pay a princely sum of Rs 1100/- as admission fees. My father was full of confidence about me and thus decided not to hand over the money, any money to me. I only had pocket expenses with me when they loaded me on the train, no one escorted me, because anyone who has survived northeast could survive any where. Rest of the amount was sent to the principal by post.I reached 2 days before the deadline, waited and waited for the money to reach, nothing happened. On the penultimate day, the principal called me and told me that if I did not deposit the money before the deadline he would have no option but to give the seat to the first person in the waiting list. The nearest person I knew was in Agartala, 5 days away. And I had to arrange 1100 rupees within 12 hours, else go back home. I had not even made friends with Ajay Vyas then, because this was before admission. What I did surprised quite a few guys including myself.I found out which was the seniormost batch, which was their hostel. Early in the morning next day I walked into the A block. I guess a rookey is as identifiable as a mole on the nose. There were very senior looking guys in all sorts of dress and undress. Some in mini towels trying to connect both ends by sheer brute force,some were in the process of improving their muscle tone by way of a few push ups. Suddenly the whole scene froze when they discovered a haples deer entering the lions den. They were truly surprised at my guts. Entering the A block was unthinkable, some of them actually started laughing at my stupidity. I walked in royally ignoring all, looking for someone, as if. Two minute, and I found the peson I wanted. A dark very handsome man, with eyes that you could trust. He was probably reading, I do not exactly remember, but I went staright to him, said good morning sir, and identified myself. I am not sure if I am able to convey the mahol to you. I was not wrong in my selection. This man was full of sympathy, he admonished me, yaahan kyon aya marneke liye, he said. I told him that I was dead anyway and needed his help. He heard me, looked at me, was quiet for a few minutes, then told me, tu ja, tera kaam ho jayega. All I know that someone paid my entrance fees, Princi returned the money to him when he received cash from my father and I became a doctor. If I have saved any life during these 35 years, it is because of this man in A block. Sometimes I feel that I am the most thankless person in the world because I have forgotten his name. He used to be dark, handsome maharashtrian and very very popular. By the way Rs 1100 was a big amount those days because I used to spend only Rs 300 every month. I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU SIR, WHEREVER YOU ARE. __________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Yaani ke Behenji ne Dua maangi thi par woh nakabul ho gayi. Kishore Shah 1974 Re: dua ......!!!Did he tell you that badi behenji wanted him to be the Head of dept of Opthal but he did not join MGIMS...?!! > Ashish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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