TEACHERS WHO SHAPED ME –PART I

Today is September 5- Dr. Sarvepalli RadhaKrishnan birthday, being celebrated as teachers day.

So I am writing a series of posts about all my teachers who shaped me from the day I was introduced to this world and till now..

Maadha, Pidha, Guru, Dheivam  (Mother, Father, Teacher, God)

I am sure all of us must have known this. This is a very popular Sanskrit saying.

First our parents, then ‘Guru’, our teachers and God comes only after parents and teachers. It is because in those days, irrespective of your status, whether it was a royal person or a poor man’s son everyone studied under a guru. The parents send their children to Guru and the Guru was the one who imparted all forms of knowledge including spiritual knowledge to their students. Parents handed over their children to the gurus, so the ‘Guru’  comes third in the order and ‘Guru’ guides us to see the God. And finally God  the fourth in  order.

I would like to share another Sanskrit phrase or poem.

“Guru Brahmaa Guru Vishnu Guru devo Maheswarah

Guru saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namh”

The meaning of this is

Guru is the Brahma- who sows the seed of Spirituality..

Guru is the Vishnu- who is the protector for the disciple in the spiritual path

Guru is the Maheswara- he himself is the Lord.

My salutations to the Guru who is the Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara. The guru is the Parabrahma incarnate.

My first teachers are my parents, my father and mother, who taught me what is good and bad, what is right and wrong. They never enforced anything on me. They always guided me to take any decision by saying the pros and cons. They were so particular to give us the best education and put us in the best schools possible.

Happy teachers day dear appa and amma. 

My dear school teahers…

I did my LKG to second standard in Seventh Day Adventist school, Neyveli. Third standard I studied in Seventh Day Adventist School in Puducherry. Fourth standard I studied in Jawahar school, Block-26 , Neyveli. And from fifth to twelfth standard, I did not change any schools, I was in St. Patrick Matric Higher Secondary School, Puducherry.

Thanks to all my school teachers who inculcated in me the knowledge,wisdom, power of thinking and reasoning and guiding me all though my education.

Happy teachers day to my dear school teachers.  

My dear MBBS teachers

I entered MBBS on June 19, 2004 in JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research) , Puducherry. 

Days are so fresh even now.

I thank all my MBBS teachers for teaching me the basics of medicine and guiding me all the time.

Happy teachers day to my dear MBBS teachers. 

My MD teachers

I did my MD Pathology in JIPMER again.

There are lots to say about my teachers during my MD days, so I will write a separate post sharing about them.

I thank all my MD teachers, including my professors, my senior residents, my seniors, my batchmates , my technical staff and my seniors or colleagues from other departments.

Happy teachers day to all my MD teachers.

My senior residency teachers.

I did my senior residency in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

I learnt a lot from the teachers including my professors, PHD students, my colleagues, technical staff  there. Thank you for teaching me and guiding me.

Happy teachers day to all my teachers at AIIMS.  

My  post MD fellowship teachers

I did my post doctoral fellowship in Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.

I thank all my teachers there who supported me, guided me and helped me in doing my fellowship.

Happy teachers day to all my teachers at CMC. 

And Presently…

Now I am working as a faculty- assistant professor, Department of Pathology in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),Rishikesh.

I thank all my senior colleagues and my students here and wish them all a very happy teachers day.

We learn everyday something new from the people whom we meet, whom we come across. Learning is a continuous process. We learn from ourselves, from the mistakes we make as well. I thank everyone from whom I learnt.

"One book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world."

I will write separate posts about my teachers at different stages subsequently.

 Thank you.

                                                                                            Written by Dr.Priyavadhana