In appreciation of the gardener, Rajan

Almost every available garden space in the MOSC MCH campus has ornamental trees, fruit bearing trees, shrubs, flowering plants, lawns, etc. 

The person who contributed to the culture of caring for the environment was Mr Rajan who through his sixteen years of association with MOSC MCH made the campus eco-friendly. 

We in the Developmental Paediatrics department got to know Mr Rajan, when we wanted to have a lawn with a lawn and plants around the building which was given to the department six years ago for developing it into the Early Learning Centre. Let me present to you a side view of the garden which Mr Rajan helped to develop around this building during the last five years! 

All of us feel grateful for all the help he provided to plant and take care of plants and shrubs in the garden space around the Early Learn Centre. Recently he mad provisions for having indoor plants at the Child Development Centre.

As you retire Mr Rajan form the MOSC MCH, you leave with us many memories of friendship, love for gardening, environmental friendliness and thoughtful ways of caring. It was you Mr Rajan who created lawns and gardens in the medical college campus and Nursing college campuses. Amidst your rather stretched day, you found time to stay in touch with us in Developmental Paediatrics department and visit us almost daily when you were getting the indoor plants ready for us.

It was more than coincidental that the flower vase Shalini arranged with flowers from her garden at home in the morning, was ready to greet you when we had tea together on your last day working day at MOSC MCH.

Now let me close with the image of the Magpie Robin whom I noticed in the evening of your last working day at MOSC MCH. It was perched in the garden near the college canteen, which you helped to design and was tunefully singing! I felt that even the birds in the garden were moved to sing for you as we bid farewell to you!

During the last ten year of my association with MOSC MCH, I have had many occations to meet and interact with you. They are memories of goodwill and kindness. I am still a novice in gardening. It was you who guided and clarified for me some fundamentals of gardening! You cared for plants and reached out to all of us with your friendship! 

You remain in our thoughts!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)