Lessons we were taught

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Pranab Ghosh talks to Dr Sudarshana Sabharwal, 88.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />I went to a village school. Later&nbsp; I took admission in the NDMC School at Gole Market, Delhi. I appeared for the matriculation examination in the year 1934 from this school.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Lessons learnt</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The most important lesson that I took away from school was about friendship and bonding. I had been extremely friendly with a few <img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: right;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1258009909phpV9l2UW.jpeg" alt="" width="155" height="139">of my classmates and those friendships have continued till date.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The teacher</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />I topped the university in F.Sc (Intermediate standard) and took admission in the Lady Hardinge Medical College. Dr (Ms) Atchison, a Briton, who used to teach us gynae-obstetrics, influenced me the most. The British teachers in general and Dr Atchison in particular were very kind towards the patients and very caring too. I wanted to be like her. She influenced me to such an extent that I took up this subject for post-graduation and I am practicing it even today.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Education and career</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />After MBBS I went for post-graduation in gyne-obstetrics at Madras University and later while serving as a doctor I went to Vienna to learn advanced surgery in gynae-obstetrics. I became a specialist through practice, but the foundation stone was laid in college.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Education then and now</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The basic difference between the education we had and what is taught today is that of approach. We had more practical training than theoretical classes. But, now practical training seems to have taken a backseat.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Author: Pranab Ghosh</strong></p> <p><strong>Date: 11th Nov., 2009</strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For further detail about related courses and colleges please click below:</strong></span></p> <p><a title="Related courses and colleges" href="https://arts.shiksha.com/">Related courses and colleges</a></p>