Prafulla Bhaina with cap

Prafulla Bhaina's father passed away on 4th December 2009.

Upendra

With Dr. Prashant Mohanty at Dr. Bijay Mishra's place in Mumbai on 28th November 2009 during Bablu's marriage

Upendra with Dr. Bijay Mishra

Niyati and Dr. Prashant Mohanty at Juna'na's place on 28th Nov

Bijay Mishra's son's wedding reception

Sadasiv, Niyati & Upendra with newly married couple and Mrs. Leena &
Bijay Mishra on 29th November 2009.

Prashant Mohanty

Another senior who has established himself in Navi Mumbai is Dr.
Prashant Mohanty. Bijay Mishra and Prashant Mohanty have proved to be
pillars of support to the Oriya Community in Mumbai apart from
helpeing many doctors. Prashant here with his equally supportive and
social wife and daughter posing for a photograph with Upendra during
Siddharths reception.

Ajit Padhy received at Siddharth's marriage

Ajit, Upendra, Bijay Mishra & Bhakua in Siddharth- Bijay Mishrra's
son's marroage on 29th Nov 2009

Upendra Biswal

Taking a nap during Siddhart's marriage in Mumbai-29th November 2009

Bijay Prasad Mishra

A year senior to us and close to many of our classmates Bijay Mishra
on 29th November 2009- day of his eldest son's marriage at Mumbai.
Niyati, self, Upendra and Ajit attended the marriage and reception of
his son Siddharth.

Sisir Bhaina

Bhakua(extreme right)with Dr. Sisir Mahapatra, a senior who used to be known and close to all our batchmates(extreme right) along with a close relation of Bijay Mishra while attending the later's son's marriage

Ajit with his younger son at Mumbai

Attending Siddhath's marriage on 29th November 2009

Prafulla has a new house

21st November 2009

From Gosein's house-warming:21112009

From Gosein's house-warming:21112009

Gosein's new house in Rourkela

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Niyati and Mama along with others standing in front of Prafulla
Gosin's new house in Chhend, Rourkela.

Gosein working on an ice-cream piece

Date-21-11-2009
During the house-warming of his own house, Gosein is being closely
observed by Baikuntha. The bald head belongs to Rabi Narayan Dash- our
batchmate from Cuttack.

Dr. Rashmikant

In his chamber at Health Point, Balasore

Rasmikant's family

Bhakua sitting between a couple. Identify them Bibhuti

2 are batch mates.

Two MKCGians. Identify them.

Prasanna as organising secretary of East Zone Anesthesia Conferenc e

Ranjita with Niyati and Usha

From Ranjita Mohanty Dr.

From Ranjita Mohanty Dr.

Ranjita now works as the In-charge of ESI Dispensary in Rourkela.

Guess who she is?

She also joined MKCG along with you all

Nata's grand daughter - 7 days old

Archana and Bhanu with their baby girl

Siri's Marriage- ACT-99-15th August 2009

Heavy to very heavy rains on the hills of Tirumala on 14th night forced the marriage to take place in the rooms of ATC-99.
Photographs during the main ceremony from 12 midnight to 5.30 AM in the morning.

From Siri's Marriage-20090815

From Siri's Marriage-20090815

From Siri's Marriage-20090815

From Siri's Marriage-20090815

From Siri's Marriage-20090815

ATC99- Venue for the Marriage

Dinner at ATC-99 and the marriage was to start at 1 AM on 15th and just after dinner it started raining slowly. Photos taken in the evening at ATC99.

From Siri's Marriage- Asthavinayak Guest House

From Siri's marriage-ATC99-20090814

From Siri's marriage-ATC99-20090814

From Siri's marriage-ATC99-20090814

Nata's grand daughter born at 1225 pm today

Archana and Bhanu Pratap blessed with a baby girl

Siri's Marriage-Asthavinayak Guest House

In and around Siri's room where a lot of Karmas were performed in the morning.

From Siri's Marriage- Asthavinayak Guest House

From Siri's Marriage- Asthavinayak Guest House

From Siri's Marriage- Asthavinayak Guest House

Siri's Marriage-Lunch & the Rains at Mayuri

Lunch was at Mayuri on 14th but it strated raining just after our lunch.

From Siri's Marriage- Lunch @ Mayuri

Siri's Marriage- The groom's side

The bride-groom Satish with his parents stayed at Sudarshan Guest House in Devasthanam. Received by us.

From Sudarshan Guest House-14th August

From Sudarshan Guest House-14th August

Siri's marriage- 13th August 2009

From Siri's Marrige-20090813

From Siri's Marrige-20090813

Attending Siri's marriage

Siri is Krishna and JVS Pattnaik's only child and Niyati and Krishna have remained thick despite vagaries of life and the distance- one in Rourklea and the other at Vizianagaram. We wanted to attend Siri's reception on 20th August and had booked our tickets but a phone call from Krishna to Niyati changed our plan and we became a part of the marriage at Tirumala-Tirupati Devathanam.
On way to Tirupati in Tirumala Express

From Siri's marriage-20090812

Obituary Note:Professor Jogindra Mohan Senapati

This note was written by Dr. Bidhu Kalyn Mohanti


Born on 6 December 1928, Cuttack, Orissa

Expired on 15 August 2009, Cuttack, Orissa

The demise of Prof. Jogindra Mohan Senapati(popular to all in medical fraternity as Jogi Senapati) at 80 years of age is a life of rich fulfilment and shining examples.

In the right note of an obituary to recall him,we can speak a lot about ourselves,and when speak about what we saw in him that would speak all about Professor J.M.Senapati.

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To those who were taught by him,spread over 30 years of his medical teaching career in the discipline of Physiology, Jogi Sir remained etched in their minds and hearts.What was it,what did he exactly teach and why was he so iconic to leave a life long impression? I have often wondered and thought over these points. I do not have very clear answers in my mind. Still 37 years after leaving his class and laboratory as an undergraduate medical student(i.e.passing the 1st part of MBBS) at M.K.C.G.Medical College,Berhampur,Orissa; his name will unfailingly crop up whenever my batch mates or contemporaries meet on social or professional occasions.

Even when most of us are reaching the last decade of our own professional career, a discussion on those fleeting times of coming across with Jogi Sir will ring a note of respect mixed with fondness and camaraderie. This is the best a teacher can achieve,make the students bond together just by recalling his name, years after they are gone into the world!
I recall with a fresh memory, our 1st semester lab class of looking at white blood cells.We had to prick our finger tips and put a drop on the glass slide.Almost half the batch fainted.Jogi Sir came into the lab,moved around and told in his whispering tone ‘press your finger tips’ and went unto to hold the hand of a trembling 18 year old boy. How can I not remember him 37 years later, it was sheer baptism by fire! He taught us the various colours of medicine; blood,sweat,tears,joy,failure and above all the true colour of commitment. Learn to hold the hands of someone when he or she is in agony.

That is more than all the knowledge,training and skills his students would have gathered in different parts of the world and in different specialties of medicine.
Professor Jogi Senapati came from an illustrious family,his grandfather was Fakir Mohan Senapati,who is celebrated as the first novelist in Oriya.His brother served in the Indian Administrative Service.He was himself the first medical graduate from Orissa to have done the post-graduate degree course from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi(he did his MD in Physiology in 1960).He published his first scientific paper in 1954,within 4 years of passing MBBS and much before his post-graduation. Just imagine, how many can think of doing a research or write a paper at that age of a career in 1950s, and even that would be a rarity in present times. He could have gone to explore the world,yet he remained rooted to the medical teaching career in Orissa and retired as the Head of Department from S.C.B.Medical College in 1986.As students we do remember him,conducting his experiments in the lab. It was our curious minds to know,what exactly he learnt from those anesthetized dogs in 1970s ! His area of research were related to respiratory and ventilatory process.
It was natural,coming from a literary family,that Jogi Sir was a keen reader and loved going to library.Improving the medical college library was a life time passion.I remember in mid-1990s,he walked into my tiny office in AIIMS and dragged me to Dr.B.B.Dikshit Library of AIIMS.He told me with enthusiasm and glint in his eyes’we should set up excellent libraries in our medical colleges’.That was years after retiring! He knew it well, ‘give the books and journals to build a good brood of physicians, nurses and paramedics.’

Professor Senapati,after his retirement, remained active in Physiology circle,and was associated with spreading awareness about diabetes and geriatric care.

In the last 4 days since his demise,I received some of communications on hearing about his demise and quote some of those:

Rajesh Patnaik,a young anesthesist from London ‘ he did not teach us,yet we always heard about his reputation.’

Basant Sahoo,a senior surgeon working at Royal Hospital,Muscat,Oman, ‘ he taught us the physiology with a clinical approach and that gave us a lot of interest. ’

Digamber Behera,Director,LRS Chest Institute,Delhi ‘ he was not only a great teacher and scientist,he was a great human being.’

Sadasiv Swain,Head of Anesthesiology at Ispat General Hospital,Rourkela ‘we all will miss him,do send a copy of your obituary note.’

Rabin Mohanty,a consultant in Paediatrics,at Manchester,UK, ‘though he was not directly my teacher,he was actively involved with some of us in designing and improving the Cuttack library,much to our liking.’

Hari Hara Dash,Chief of Neurosciences Centre at AIIMS,New Delhi, ‘ the news saddens all of us and we all must convey our heartfelt condolences to the family of Prof.J.M.Senapati.’

Niranjan Nayak,Additional Professor in Microbiology at Dr.RP Centre,AIIMS ‘he was like a father and always like a friend in the class,especially in the practicals.’

Biswa Mohan Biswal,Professor of Radiotherapy at Unversity Sains Malayasia, ‘ he was my mentor…..one evening he was so busy with our academic programme that he got delayed for his daughter’s marriage reception.’
Such far and wide responses from different corners of the world. It brings a few answers to my mind,why Professor Senapati is revered ‘ a teacher does not have to teach all things from the confines of a book, he does not have to know how brainy a student, he teaches best when he reaches out the most,to the last student in a corner of the class or lab or ward.’
Jogi Sir,I wonder,if teachers like you will be there to guide us to our old age.Life has been enriched by coming across you,one person and many facets;a saint,teacher,mentor,guide and a humorist .One of his favourite ways to goad you in chaste Oriya speak , ‘ tame se bohi ti aau thare bhalaki phada.’ Will you read that book again! We will all remember his childlike smile and quivering lips.

* This note has been written on 20th August 2009 by Dr.Bidhu Kalyan Mohanti ( MBBS student at MKCG Medical College, 1970-76 ) , presently working as Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology ,Dr.B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi 110029(Email: drbkmohanti@rediffmail.com),with ample inputs given by Dr.Sukdev Nayak,Professor of Anesthesiology and Palliative Care,AHRCC,SCB Medical College Campus,Cuttack.

Pratap Mohanta in Rourkela

His son Maloy got admitted to NIT, Rourkela and Pratap Mohanta came form Baripada to get him into NIT and the hostel. Pratap was here on 26th and 27th July 2009.

From Pratap Mohanta in Rourkela

From Pratap Mohanta in Rourkela

Bidhu's mail from Germany

Dear All,

I just felt like communicating to you all on this Sunday morning.

How are things with you all.

I and Tulika are right now in Germany.I am on a lecture invitation for
Annual Congress of German Society of Radiation Oncology,DEGRO
Congress,at Bremen,a quaint city in north of Germany.

We left Delhi on 7th,on way stayed for 2 days in Dubai, moving around
to some parts,mainly the malls to see here.I noticed a lot of changes
since my last trip to Dubai,the really wonderful area of Jumeira
Palms,completed about a year back.Yet I noticed a huge amount of
construction investments on a standstill,the effects of economic
meltdown is visible.

We reached Hamburg on 10th,then I went off to my conference/ lecture
place Bremen.Sriya is now in Hamburg Technology University on her
Erasmus Mundus master's programme.Tulika and Sriya joined me there for
a night and we came back to Hamburg yesterday evening.My lecture on
cancer care in India was a good thing to open up direct understanding
from western doctors and specialists in academic/research institutions.

Tulika and I will go to Berlin from 18th for 3 days,Sriya is reluctant
to come becos of her study schedules.
The weather is freaky in Germany,some days are real cold,windy and
rainy.
We return back to Delhi on 23rd and reach Delhi on 24 June morning
around 10 Am.

Warm wishes to you all.

Bidhu Mohanti (Sriya's Mobile 0049-17696807634)

Gosein and Titi

At a marriage reception on 5th May 2009 at Indo-German Club.

From Prafulla Bhaina & Titi

From Prafulla Bhaina & Titi

With Jatania at Balasore

Our whole family went to Balasore to attend the marriage of Niyati's nephew. With Rashmikant & his family during the reception on 24th April 2009.

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception

From Milan's Reception