Lopa kothari biography of mahatma
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I met Manubhai for the first time in 1956 in the company of Dr. Ashok B. Vaidya. As an undergraduate lärling of medicin at the Grant Medical College and Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, it was my privilege to take them (along with the late Dr. Ajit Phadke, renowned urologist) through the wards of my alma mater, showing them ‘interesting patients’. They had asked me to point out ward patients from whom we could learn the art and science of medicine. To have these three keen clinicians as my mentors at that formative scen of my education was a unique blessing. They elicited valuable nuggets in each case history; then examined the patient gently and with infinite artighet. The icing on the cake, of course, was how they coupled and analysed the facts and findings of history and examination to reach a diagnosis. They proved to be lasting influences on my life and work.
Manubhai was, bygd then, already well known for his razor-sharp mind and u
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Mahatma Gandhi
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The Dying Declaration of Mother Earth
M R Rajagopalan
Hundreds, if not thousands of books have been written on Environmental issues—how pollution caused by Man's activities constitute a danger to earth and to all lives including human. Several Papers in several languages have also appeared and will continue to appear because every responsible thinking human being is concerned and wants to present his views.
But the *Book under review is exceptionally original and is different from other books. The very title is striking: Gaia's (Earth's) will : the dying declaration of Mother Earth. Yes, mother earth is dying. She has made a dying declaration. This is a fantastic piece of imagination—very original—by a person deeply committed to the cause of environment.
Though there are two authors—a husband and wife team of Doctors from Mumbai, the real author is the husband—Dr Manu Kothari. He has mastered not only English language but has studied books on a variety of subjects ranging from