Month: September 2025

We humans live our lives usually both to be happy ourselves and to spread love, cheer and happiness. Once we have our food, clothing and shelter taken care of we normally want to give something to humanity. We show our affection for fellow humans with our behaviour and care. Deep down inside us we would like to be loved, cared for and remembered by mankind.

However, the spontaneous outburst of love for the very talented Assamese singer Zubeen Garg is beyond what one can actually apprehend. The sea of humanity spanning across all age, gender, religion, social strata and all possible affiliation of people is just unbelievable. It’s actually sad that many did not ever get to meet him in person but they held him so close inside their hearts that they also had never realised.

This great soul was a true philanthropist, simple and kind hearted. This outpour of love and affection by the Assamese people has proved that “if you are a good soul people appreciate”. We all would agree that a person always gets exhibition of true love only after death. But this kind of a sea of humanity in tears and rage for the loss is perhaps even the stars never imagined.

Man is mortal. We observe, imbibe, celebrate, mourn and heal. These are all aspects of every mortal in the course of their lives. But one great reality this whole situation has made us realise is love can be infinite, eternal and honestly priceless.

Rest in peace Zubeen Garge. Even with your passing away you have taught us how immensely loved one can be. Your assets were your music and the great human being you were.

The recent upheaval surrounding the incident of the death of a neonat in the NICU has logically surged a huge hue and cry . The question therefore is definitely not why this response. The situation is very heart wrenching if we perceive it from a doctor’s view point as well.

Doctors in general are trained to serve every patient in distress with a promise of rendering their best. They are under oath to heal the sufferings of mankind as far is humanly possible. In the process of delivering their duties many errors do surface at times. The reality is doctors are humans like every other person. The very fact that someone chooses to be in this profession itself is a peril like every other field. It would be practical to not always hunt for faults of this vulnerable professional commitment.

On this day the situation is such that, someone brings a person to the hospital who has perhaps expired on the way. the expectations of the near and dear ones is why couldn’t the doctors on duty revive the gone and perform miracles. Someone comes to the emergency / OPD and does not find a wheel chair, the complaint is who’s the doctor on duty. There’s a short supply of an essential medication prescribed, who’s the doctor on duty ? Medical professionals can handle situations and circumstances within a bandwidth of limitations. No person is versatile. Otherwise every doctor would have been immortal themselves. Every doctor also faces as many hassles as any other person in the society. They are not immune to the situations of life.

The fact that, a section of the society has gotten so remorseful with the deeds of every single member of this fraternity is indeed sad. This situation will only nurture fear and distaste to pursue the profession that pledges to fight disease and death.

No sane mortal can ever wilfully do anything to harm the health status of another mortal. How can the society believe that a doctor under promise to be a saviour can wilfully harm the sick and helpless. Lets try to build up this bridge of doctor patient relationship on mutual trust if we want the healers to also heal and keep going.

DR M P DAS