On the first day, my husband and I met Dr MKI our head of the Department and I was asked to meet Dr Pratima Murthy for further joining formalities. For some reason she was not available that day and husband and I spent the whole afternoon estimating what Pratima Murthy would be like.
I was short of wringing my hands upon having a woman teacher as my point of first contact. My experience was that medical teachers are frustrated hags or insecure around younger girls. Some were so housewifey that you would constantly expect them to just reach out and switch off the gas stove. Others only made their way by fluttering eyelids and cooking for the unit. All of them made sure to preserve patriarchy and make it harder for younger women colleagues saying ' even we went through it all. '
On Monday night after meeting Madam I was on the phone Pronto....Dr Pratima Murthy was nothing like that.
She was absolutely the teacher of my dreams...after a long time I met such a teacher.
Family, fashion, studies, relationships, hobbies, looks ...Mam was on top of everything. I am so delighted and not a bit surprised by her becoming the Director of NIMHANS. She is a person who has inspired many like me.
It brings back memories of the happy days.
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