Anna and I had a delightful morning with Professor Mahadevan, who recently retired from JIPMER, Pondicherry. He surprised us by finding us out and coming to visit us, while he was at Ernakulum for a professional conference.
During our short time at PIMS at Pondicherry from 2009, after retirement from CMC Vellore, we had occasions to meet Professor Mahadevan. He shared some of his life experiences with us during this visit. We were touched by his gracious ways and words during the visit. It is seldom we have an opportunity to meet with former professional friends, since we stopped going for professional conferences for a while. We were touched by the kind gesture of Prof. Mahadevan to visit us.
One thing that stood out in our conversation was how some experiences in our lives were a turning points to make life more relational and mindful of others.
Prof. Mahadevan is widely travelled with advanced research work and original contributions in the treatment of snake bite and tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System in children. He was responsible to start the post doctoral fellowship and Doctor of Medicine programme in Paediatric Intensive Care at JIPMER.
His humility, thoughtful ways and teaching skills make him a distinguishable person.
When Anna and I recalled his visit later in the day, we felt that his visit brought cheer and encouragement to us. His was an occasion for us to remember the days when we were active academically and professionally. It became a window to have an excursion into our yesteryears.
I happened to notice at the end of the day in our flower vase, a grasshopper on a rose flower.
A flower is open and receptive!
It was a good way to close the day with the message from the flower and a grasshopper- to remain open and hospitable!
It was a day of recollections of many memories and turning points in our lives!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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