Dr Geeta DESHMUKH responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor?  I thought it was the best way that I’d serve society and the community — as a whole. What made you think of, study and specialise in the system of medicine you now practice? My parents and grandparents

Dr AMREEN responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor?   My mom is my inspiration — her childhood struggle, especially with her studies, and dealing with day-to-day life challenges, aside from her fond, unfulfilled desire to become a doctor. A health camp was once organised in her school.

Dr Namitha RAJENDRAN P C responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? When I was a child my mother often took me to a renowned homeopath, Dr Karthiyayini Sreedharan, in Bangalore [now Bengaluru], for growth-related health issues. The good doctor’s compassion, juxtaposed by a barrage of advice about

Dr Vansh LUNIYA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was a blissful accident, also god-sent, perhaps, that I chose homeopathy for a career. Well, I was all set to enrol in forensic sciences, but, by a quirk, I opted for BHMS. When I look back, I

Dr Priyanka BORAMANI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I’m blessed to have parents who have always supported me. My dad is a renowned ophthalmologist, but neither he nor my mom pressurised me to pursue medicine. My mother would always encourage me to pursue what I liked

Dr Reeti YADAV responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was always in awe of doctors, what with the natural respect they have in society, from my childhood. This prompted me to be a doctor. I also realised that being a doctor was the best way to

Dr Neha DHIWARE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor?  Probably, because of genetics, to use a platitudinous cliché. My parents are not just doctors, but a team that works in tandem. It’s, therefore, impossible to have dinner table discussions that did not involve medicine — thanks to

Dr Anil Kumar SANTAPUR responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? This happened, first and foremost, because I was much impressed by Dr Nageshwar Reddy, a senior doctor in Hyderabad, when he treated my mother. The way he approached patients, so professionally, also compassionately, was incredibly impressive. He

Dr Visalatchi Anjan GURUSAMY responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I remember, quite well, that when I was around ten-years-old, or so, I loved carrying a doctor’s coat on my shoulder. I also had great interest reading books on the sciences, especially human biology, in my formative

Dr Swapna VEMULA responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire.  Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor?  Well, I was like all ‘wannabe’ kids of my generation. It’s but natural for me to dream and think of becoming a doctor, right from school days. I also had no other option in mind aside from a