Daily Archives: 13/10/2025
Biography of Dr. Virginia Apgar
Early Life and EducationVirginia Apgar was born on June 7, 1909, in Westfield, New Jersey, to a musically inclined family. Her father, an amateur inventor and musician, fostered her curiosity and love for science. Apgar excelled academically, graduating from Mount Holyoke College in 1929 with a degree in zoology, despite working multiple jobs to support […]
Dr. C.B. Nigam, the unfortunate surgeon
Let me take you back to the bustling corridors of S.N. Medical College in Agra, where I first encountered Dr. C.B. Nigam, a wiry, tall surgeon with a balding head, his sparse hair combed over in a valiant attempt to cover the shine. He was a lecturer in the Department of Surgery, and boy, did […]
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