AFG 2603 C Vidyashankar

 

AFG 2603

C Vidyashankar

DOB 03/10/1964

ADDRESS

UK

22 AMPLEFORTH DRIVE, STAFFORD, ST17 4TE, MOBILE 07425154590

INDIA

3, 21ST STREET, BALAJI NAGAR, PUZHUDIVAKKAM, CHENNAI 600091. 04422530186

Family - Usha and Niranjan. 

Niranjan is has done Masters in Finance and is now working in Private Equity

Memories from AFMC

ñ  My esteemed roommates who tolerated me- Yatindra Kumar Yadav (used to boil ghee in the room), DK Sharma, Deva Prasad , Soma Sekhar Dhavla in college and  MS Sridhar(fantastic culinary skills) during advanced course. Remember Praveen Saran, Vicky and their comments in the dissection table. CM- we were together at school, both  were called “bachu” at home

ñ  Exploring South Indian eateries in Pune. Discovered “Iyer mess”  in Rastapeth(Does it still exist?

ñ  Numerous trips home during term time(atleast 2 midterm breaks), to the extent I knew the names of all train stations between Chennai and Pune.

ñ  Travelling in the train engine whilst going home with the “illad gang”; arranged by dear friend Inji.

First Innings

Army Service - Took me to many parts of India starting with Secunderabad for internship, where we had a good time with Shanmu, AV Ramesh, Himashree & San who were posted with me and Tippana and Deva(in civil). Postings in 407 Fd Amb(Ferozpur) with memories of meeting Ranga for beer and cheese. TD to IPKF and then a brief posting to Nimu(28 DIV).

Advance course in Padiatrics at Pune, followed by marriage and posting to Ahmednagar(with RK Sood and AK Sood in Aurangabad). This was followed by four years in Base Hospital, Delhi, where I was also project officer for an IT project, that was way ahead of its time and sady did not succeed(No Scams!).

Further postings to MH Namkum where our home was broken into twice. Last posting was  in MH Kamptee, where we enjoyed the company of Aggi & PC1 and playing golf with Col Lahiri(K Batch) and his young Son Anirban Lahiri(now a famous golfer)

Second Innings in Civil (2004 onwards)- Worked in Oman, and UAE for six years, followed by a fellowship in Australia for six months and currently working in UK from 2010 onwards.

Many thanks to Addu and Gyata for accommodating me at short notice on many occasions! And also to Sany and rest of U for the fantastic dinner arranged at Bangalore December 2015, when I escaped from Chennai floods.

Other than Medicine -  Work as freelance medical Journalist for Reuters, which has taken me various places around the world, inculding Mexico. Also Interested in Medical Informatics and Health Economics.

Other Interests - travel, list to music.

Memories of our Departed Friends

Tippana - Internship together at Secunderabad. Still remember the conversations during our long walks together. He went on to do Psychiatry.

Inji - Can't ever forget! Very motivated and one of the best Radiologists and a pioneer in health informatics in India. Always on the go and never takes no for answer. Remember the train journeys together with idli vadas at Gooty station, the clinics he arranged at MMC during vacation and the holiday at Ooty with the rest of “illads” where we were playing frisbee at  Metupalayam bus stand at night, must to the consternation of locals.