A tribute to Dr Maneck Bhagat, medical man,
mentor and musician, on his 100th birth anniversary
Dr Patricia Steckler Bhagat
It was 7:30 a.m. sharp in Pediatrics Ward 2, at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Bombay. In came Dr Maneck Bhagat (pictured), dressed informally in his plain shirt and pants. First stop: the ward toilets. Were they scrubbed clean? If not, there was hell to pay. The orderlies had to appear pronto and scour those bathrooms spotless. Then, one by one, the nurses brought in the newly admitted children for Bhagat to examine with his pediatric residents and medical students gathered around. "The nurses had to be meticulous with the kids’ cleanliness. The nails had to be scrubbed clean,”......