AFG 2538 Bhupesh Kumar Goyal

Bhupesh Kumar Goyal
AFG 2538
Mob: +91 9831423985
bkgnona@gmail.com
Spouse: Nonika- After 12 years in the AMC and five years with Fortis Healthcare, she is trying her hand at entrepreneurship. Currently, working at Kathmandu.
Children

Sidhant- Born 30 August 1994. Pursuing five-year dual degree Electrical Engineering course at IIT-Delhi. Completing fourth year.

Sarthak- Born 11 August 1997. Pursuing B. Com (Hons) at SRCC, Delhi.

Self- Serving at Command Hospital Chandimandir currently. Trying to provide high-end care in Obstetrics n Gynaecology to the clientele.

Life in college

Had fun, combined with serious learning. What I learnt during college comes handy even today when it comes to the basics of medicine. I often remember how intense the academic discussions with Shyam, Inji, KK and Jasmina and so many others used to be- every detail had to be worked out logically!! And whatever I understood well, I put down on paper in the form of notes and did not even realise that they would become so popular as to become my Defining feature!  It was indeed a pleasant surprise for me to find two of those notes wala registers of 1984 vintage on my Wardens desk in 2004! I love to reminisce our days participating in various Hobbies competitions where Damby and I would make some exotic designs with Rangoli powders and walk away with prizes, much to the chagrin of those painting beautiful traditional patterns. Or those election days, with all the hustle bustle, and our task to paint posters or organise theme parties. The Diners Club parties at Chung Fa and the Crossword sessions with Neeta at the canteen! I loved being the Class Rep and painstakingly preparing the weekly training programmes. (Gave me an additional chance to visit the Girls Hostel to drop a copy of the programme!??)

Life after college

A very busy year of internship at BHDC followed by a stint in the valley, including a few months at Siachen. Absolutely fantastic, where I tried all those things that I had remained unscarred from during days on college. (Delayed adolescence, I suppose). Then, PG at Pune, less academic and more romantic days, that culminated in clinical tutorship on one hand and marriage to Nonika on the other. Then, moved to Delhi, Bareilly and then Panagarh. I would have remained a basic gynecologist had Nonika and the little boys not pressed me hard to find a way out of that desolate place (though, personally, I was comfortable there!) With no My baap in the services, I thought of applying for study leave as a way to help my family get out of there discomfort. And got it! Game changer. Got plum postings afterwards. And have enjoyed life in the Army so far!

 

Future plans- uncertainty rules. Would like to work in a resource constrained setting and provide quality healthcare there.

Lessons in life-

You can't lose weight, unless you are thrown into some God forsaken corner of Ethiopia or Somalia for good!!