The general practitioner who was slapped by Hirabai, or whatever entity had possessed her (see "The hug,” Navsari Tales, Parsiana, January 21-February 6, 2020), was a popular figure not only in Seervai Vad but throughout Navsari. Considering that he had cleared his final MBBS only at the fourth attempt from the Grant Medical College in Bombay, the doctor placed more faith in Ahura Mazda, His Ameshaspands and Yazads than his own expertise for healing his patients. In keeping with this, he daily spent a couple of hours praying. His day began early at 5 a.m., when he bathed in ice......