Daily Archives: 22/02/2026

A Giant in Anaesthesia Has Left Us. Dr. Seshagiri Rao Mallampati

With deep sorrow, the global anaesthesia community mourns the loss of Dr. Seshagiri Rao Mallampati, MD—a name forever etched into the core of airway management. Dr. Mallampati gifted the world one of the most elegant, practical, and enduring tools in modern anaesthesia: the Mallampati Score. Strikingly simple yet profoundly revolutionary, this classification system has guided […]

Dr. Sanjeev Mittal

Dr. Sanjeev Mittal (full name often listed as Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Mittal) is a respected physician specializing in general medicine and internal medicine, based in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is known among locals for his dedicated, patient-centered approach to treating a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses, earning him a spot as one of […]

Dr. Sunil Mittal

Dr. Sunil Mittal stands as one of Delhi’s most respected and enduring figures in psychiatry—a compassionate healer who has quietly transformed countless lives over more than four decades. Picture a young medical student in the late 1970s, walking the bustling corridors of Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi. That was Sunil Mittal, earning his MBBS […]

When the Heart Almost Stopped the Nation

Sunday Story On a quiet January morning in Mumbai, the newly established Asian Heart Institute buzzed with an unusual undercurrent of tension. It was 2003, just months after the hospital had opened its doors under the vision of its founder, Dr. Ramakanta Panda. Outside, the city pulsed with its chaotic energy—honking taxis, street vendors calling […]

Dr. Ramakanta Panda’s Early Career: From Humble Roots to Surgical Mastery

Dr. Ramakanta Panda, often hailed as one of the world’s safest heart surgeons, began his journey in the quiet village of Damodarpur in Odisha’s Jajpur district. Born into a farming family, young Ramakanta grew up surrounded by nature and simplicity. His grandfather, a freedom fighter, and his strict yet supportive family instilled in him a […]

Dr. Omendra Ratnu

Dr. Omendra Ratnu is a passionate ENT surgeon (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist) from Jaipur, Rajasthan, who has spent over two decades healing patients in his own hospital. But his life goes far beyond the operating theater—he is a writer, historian, songwriter, singer, music composer, and a tireless activist deeply committed to Hindu dharma, history, […]