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This is an extract of my interview taken by my son for his school project. This has been one of the most gratifying and overwhelming experiences of my life, when my son Ishan, who had been asked to take an interview of a ‘Role-Model’ in his life, preferred to ask me the questions. The interview was later published in the School Magazine of his school ‘Bhavan Vidyalaya’.
Ques 1. Why did you choose this profession of being a ‘Doctor’?

Ans 1. I chose to be a doctor because I have always been generally touched by the pain and anguish of the sufferers.

 
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Ques. 2. Did you always want to be a doctor?

Ans. 2 No, I rather had other plans earlier like being a teacher, university professor, writer etc.

Ques. 3. As a child, what did you want to become?

Ans. 3. As a child I think I wanted to become a doctor or a teacher.

 
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Ques. 4. As a child what was your hobby?

Ans. 4. As a child my hobby was to write, to read and to sing

 Ques. 5. Who has inspired you the most in your life?

Ans. 5. My teachers in school have been my role models and source of inspiration.

 
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Ques. 6. What are the obstacles you face in your profession?

Ans. 6. The obstacles I generally come across in my practice as a doctor is when the patients expect miracles over night and sometimes when they take the doctor for granted.

Ques 7. Any memorable incident that you want to share with us?

Ans. 7. Yes, I want to share a small incident. When I made an effort to make a patient understand the value of holistic medicine and her ailing mother only reluctantly agreed for taking up the therapy for some days. After that I completely forgot about the incident, I received a bouquet of lovely flowers on the New year from the old lady with a thanks note. This had conveyed that she had re-gained her lost health. That was my real achievement.

 
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Ques. 8. How has your school helped you to realize your dream?

Ans. 8. My school had imbibed the moral values and kindness within me that has made me to opt for this career.

Ques. 9. What role has your parents done in your life.

Ans. 9. My parents have always believed in me and encouraged me in pursuing positive attitude in my life.

 

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Ques. 10. What would you like to say to all aspiring doctors?

Ans. 10. I would like to say that being a doctor is the noblest profession in the world. And I believe that before prescribing medicines, a doctor needs to talk to the patient and understand his status. Your kind words and hopeful gesture is actually needed most of the times.

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