Sunday, 23 September 2018

Paltan the Movie...

Just saw the movie Paltan at RSI Secunderabad. The film tells the real story of how the Indian armed forces crushed a bigger Chinese force at Nathu-La Pass on the Sikkim-Tibet border and won a victory over China who had defeated us in 1962. Interestingly, I have served myself as a RMO of a Gorkha Regiment during 1983-85 at the same location. It is the story of Indian Army’s Rajput battalion, who had put up a great defense against their unreasonable Chinese counterpart. The movie is based on the Nathu La military clashes of 1967 which took place along the Sikkim border, it is an untold story of the Indian forces facing an intense battle to ward off the Chinese infiltration. It is a must watch movie for our pride, patriotism and yes to watch the sincere effort of the director JP Dutta to make a movie out of our forgotten slice of history. Hats off to him....Col Pendyala Pradeep, Anaesthesiologist.

Saturday, 22 September 2018

Career Planning...??

Occasionally, my MBBS students do ask me which subject they should choose for post graduation. My answer is very simple, firstly, it is not easy to a get a PG seat and secondly, it is not easy to get what you actually like as a PG subject. Frankly, I feel that NEET PG (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Medical Postgraduate Courses ) is not fair. In just 3 hours of your response your entire future career is decided depending on your performance during those 3 hours, your destiny would be written... your next three or five decades. Is it fair...? I think, they should include Viva Voce exam too to select a student for post graduation.
My students also ask me sometimes, if they qualify for PG what subject should be their choice if permitted. Because most of the students are not very sure which subject they actually love and should be taken up as their final choice. It's very simple friends, imagine yourself having similar doubts in choosing your life partner too...close your eyes, and allow yourself only three seconds...the face which appears first in front of your closed eyes should be your choice...Have a wonderful Sunday friends...Col Pendyala Pradeep, Anaesthesiologist.