Released to commemorate his birth
centenary, this biography discusses the values imbibed by Dr LM Sanghvi that
had a profound influence in his practice of medicine. Known as the father of
cardiology in Rajasthan, Dr Sanghvi was the first member of the Digambar Jain
community to have qualified for MRCP, London. Brought up in a pol in Ahmedabad,
he imbibed the values of community service. He left home after school because
going for Western medical education was against the tenets of the religion of
his family. He funded his entire medical education through scholarships due to
his brilliant academic performance that culminated in his winning the Duncan
Medal at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1939 and
completing his MRCP in 1939, in 18 months instead of the average of three years
that most students took.
He gave up his established private
practice and a government (then British Government) job at the JJ Hospital
Bombay in 1941 and took up a job with the then Maharaja of Bikaner. Even from
the early years of medical practice, he displayed a spirit of public service,
was interested in knowledge creation and sharing. After the formation of
Rajasthan in 1950, he chose to work for the government as it offered him a
teaching position at the nascent SMS Medical College in Jaipur. He retired as
the Principal of the College in 1971.
Post-retirement, he chose to work with a
charitable clinic that provided the complete range of medical services under
one roof, especially for needy patients. Known for his clinical acumen, he
would not advise any unnecessary investigations and his prescriptions were
brief. He was often referred to as the ‘do goliwaale doctor saheb’ (the doctor
who gave only two pills) all over Rajasthan. Till date, his students fondly
recall how he inculcated in them a deep concern for the patient and advised
them, until his last days in the first decade of the 21st century, to shun the
commercialisation of medical practice and research.
Book Review by Harmony India
Book Review by Harmony India
Publisher: Mukherjee KnowledgeWare
Association, Mumbai, 2014
ISBN 978-93-5174-211-1
Chapters
The Bliss of Being Blessed 07
Medical Service to Healthcare Industry
17
Growing up in a Pol 39
Preparing for a Life of Service to
Humanity 59
Early Career: Bombay to Bikaner 93
Karmabhoomi Jaipur 125
Lessons for Life 169
Students Remember
1. My Guru: Dr CP Dalvi 177
2. A True Mentor: Dr Abdul Hakim 181
Dr LM Sanghvi: Published Research 186
Milestones 190
No comments:
Post a Comment