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Life throws many things at you. It is up to you to make your choices. Your happiness, your success are all choices that you make every day in life. Life becomes so much simpler once you understand this basic tenet and move on.
From the eminent ophthalmic surgeon who made his choice to work for the poor rather than make his millions, a musical prodigy who chose to become more than just a violinist and to a dancer, who could channel her passion for her craft as a life-giving force to conquer cancer, almost all those who spoke at the on-going Erudite Conclave at Medical College, had valuable lessons for life for the young doctors.
The Erudite Conclave, a two-day interdisciplinary festival organised by the 2005 MBBS batch of the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, who are just leaving the portals of their alma mater, began here on Tuesday.
The graduating batch did themselves and their institution proud as day one of the conclave turned out to be a spirited session and an occasion for the medical students and faculty to unwind themselves. Also, to ponder for a moment at least, about the choices that they made in life.
Sandak Ruit, the ophthalmic surgeon from Nepal and a Magsaysay award winner, who has dedicated his life to giving sight to sightless millions in poor nations across the world, enlightened students about the rough paths he had trodden before he found success in his life's mission.
The young musician and violin prodigy, Balabhasker, soon had the entire audience clapping and singing along as he played several popular numbers as well as his classic compositions on the violin.
Ananda Shankar Jayant, dancer, choreographer, Padma Shri recipient, who is also a senior bureaucrat with the Indian Railway Service, had the audience listening enthralled as she spoke about the power of mind and positive thinking. It was in 2008 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. Jayant spoke about how after the initial days of despair, she decided that she will not wallow in self pity and (not) allow cancer to take over her life. She motivated students to make their choices in life to be positive, to succeed, to push one's own boundaries and move on.
Air Marshal S.P. Singh, Commander-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, spoke about leadership in corporate world. Anil K. Gupta, faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and founder of Honeybee network and National Innovation Foundation, had much to say about how grassroots-level innovators and non-conventional wisdom of rural India were being ignored by the educated elite in urban India.
He pointed out that despite living in filth and the most unhygienic surroundings, many slum-dwellers were quite robust. But none of the health researchers had till date thought about researching into the reasons for their robustness. Dr. Gupta also spoke about the Honeybee network and Srishti that he had founded to promote indigenous innovations and to ensure that the innovators got their space.
Former diplomat T.P. Sreenivasan chaired an interactive session between engineering, medical, and management students which debated about nuclear energy and air pollution.
“The Erudite Conclave is an occasion for medical students to interact with eminent persons from various fields and to get their perspectives on various issues. Doctors and scientists should have a well-rounded view of the world, with inputs from various spheres like art, humanities, technology, and economics so that their vision and thinking is broad-based,” MCH Principal Ramdas Pisharody said. The event ends on Wednesday, the highlight of the day being an interactive session with Nobel laureate Rolf M. Zinkernagel.

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Young doctors should never lose their fascination for the profession or stop dreaming because it will make all the difference in their professional life in the years to come, according to Sanduk Ruit, eminent ophthalmic surgeon from Nepal and 2006 Magsaysay award winner for his mission to provide sight to millions through affordable cataract surgery.
Dr. Ruit was addressing a gathering of students and faculty at the ongoing Erudite Conclave, organised by the 2005 batch of MBBS students of the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram here on Tuesday.
Dr. Ruit spoke about how he had taken the complex cataract surgery, modified and simplified it so that it could be performed easily, with excellent results, even in the most rustic of settings.
In the late 80s most cataract surgeries in developing countries were performed without the implantation of the intraocular lenses (IOLs). It left the patient with very thick lenses, which were practically not very functional because there was no peripheral vision and several other complications. The cost of IOLs – about $100 — was one of the main factors which made cataract surgery unaffordable to most.
Along with Fred Hollows, an Australian surgeon and Dr. Ruit's mentor, he dreamt of producing inexpensive IOLs in this part of the world. It took them seven years and in 1992, they set up the first unit for manufacturing IOLs in Nepal, managing to bring the cost of the IOLs to just $15. With the increase in volume, the cost of the lens could be brought down to under $4. In 1994, he started ambulatory surgeries (surgeries which do not require overnight hospital stay by the patient). In the late 90s, he initiated the small incision cataract surgery.
“In the late 90s, I had a good offer from Australia. I decided to stay back in Nepal. It was a great choice. While working in the North East, watching the joy of a woman who had seen her baby for the first time after the eye surgery, I realised that this joy I could give others is what keeps me going,” he said.

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The Nehru Day observed on the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru will be celebrated on a larger scale under the auspices of the Nehru Centre and the Russian Cultural Centre on November 14. The celebrations will be inaugurated by Minister for Cultural Affairs K C Joseph at the Gorky Bhavan at 10.30 am on November 14 at a function that will be presided over by Nehru Centre chairman M M Hassan.In connection with this, the 24th intercollegiate debating competition for the Nehru Trophy and the patriotic songs competition for school students will be held on November 13 from 1 pm. The school and college teams who wish to participate in the competitions should reach the Gorky Bhavan before 12 pm on November 13 with duly-attested certificates from the school, informed Nehru Centre general secretary Dr R M Thamban in a press release issued here on Tuesday.

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Even while seven guests did not bother to turn up, the cultural gathering organised by the City Corporation to garner support for its much-significant decentralised solid waste management programme did its best to deliver the message to the public. From Mayor K Chandrika to poet Sugathakumari and Swamy Sandeepanandagiri, the ones who turned up sought the help of citizens to eradicate the menace of plastic and to dispose waste at source itself.‘’All kinds of cleanliness is required. Let’s be clean or be prepared to perish,’’ poet Sugathakumari stressed in her speech. ‘’It is the tendency of people to buy unnecessary items, which is the root cause of the increasing menace of plastic. Buy things that you really want. The consumer-driven society is harmful to Nature. We had our ways to carry things around when there were no plastic covers. Use cloth bags and get rid of plastic,’’ she urged. Swamy Sandeepanandagiri said that he has been witnessing many people dumping garbage in water bodies. ‘’Our ashram is near a river, we are witness to how some catering units find it a handy place to dump party waste,’’ he said. The Swamy said that his School of Bhagavad Gita has formulated programmes that stress on the need for cleanliness. ‘’Even if it’s a terrorist group in the name of Bin Laden who proposes a cleanliness drive, I would pledge my support to it,’’ Swamy said. Explaining the new project of the Corporation, Technical Committee Chairman of the Corporation’s solid waste management programme R V G Menon said that the public can choose from either of the three types of waste disposal mechanisms - biowaste, ring-compost and vermicompost. ‘’If the three are not enough, you can always rely on the old method of digging a trench and filling it. If you plan to go for other methods, the Corporation will give subsidies,’’ he said. Menon said that henceforth, Kudumbashree Cleanwell units, who were known as garbage collectors, would be identified as experts in garbage disposal since they would be equipped in helping citizens to adopt either of the three methods. Training for this would be given to the public, Menon said. Mayor K Chandrika explained in detail the centralised mechanism of the Corporation at Vilappilsala, how it began, how it gradually went on to become a menace and why the Corporation was shifting to decentralised methods now. Standing Committee Chairpersons, councillors and Cleanwell unit workers turned up for the function, which was followed by a ‘Janakeeya sangamam’. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan, Minister V S Sivakumar, BJP leader O Rajagopal, MLA V Sivankutty and many other political leaders made their presence felt at the ‘sangamam’.