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RECENT CONVENTION
Eulogy for Dr.Sukhadia
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Last year during our 7th BJMC Alumni gathering lots of member felt that we should
try to attract for members for alumni association here at USA and Ahmedabad as well
as other countries like UK, Africa, Australia, new Zealand and gulf and other European
counties. There was suggestion that either we can advertise in IMA bulletin or try
arrange another grand alumni gathering like we had in 1996 for our golden jubilee
celebration.
I have talked to local alumni leaders and they were agreed and had worked to tirelessly
to bring an excellent gathering at BJMC campus. During Saturday dinner we had 1100
members. Unfortunately our present from USA was about 15 to 20. Five members from
executive committee and board of directors had attended.
This gathering was able to rekindle the alumni spirit with great zeal and gusto.
Convention committee made numerous meeting and was able to attract lots of new members.
For this event our governor was the chief guest. Because of this government had
improved our auditorium with 15 lakh rupees and now we have all the benches usable
for seating. About 15 gold medals were declared by alumni and professors during
this conference each with 50,000 rupees donation.
There was grand plan to improve hostel room. We will spend 50,000 rupees per room
in Hostel. We have received 10 such donations and this will be very popular scheme.
If it is approved by our executive committee we will sponsor 5 rooms from BJMCAA,
USA and will request our members for an individual donation to sponsor a room where
their name will be written.
Saturday night dinner was hosted at Shantilal Bhogilal Patel’ farm who has collection
of vintage car. This place was amazing with lots of old Ralls Royce and other name
automobiles. This is considered second largest private collection in the world.
We had great entertainment form Bombay and had lots of fun and nice time to meet
friends and their family. We will try to show you more pictures of this program
as soon as available.
During this convention we had chance to discuss with local alumni leaders and see
where we can this and what our immediate need are. BJMC library and furniture is
falling apart. There are no chairs and lots of broken benches and chairs. If local
alumni and we can try we can make and excellent air condition library. If anybody
wants to donate 100,000 dollars we can name the library on their name of course
if they want to name on BJMCCAA we will also welcome.
If you go to civil hospital you will notice that only cancer, heart, kidney, eye
and paraplegia hospitals are working very efficiently. These all are autonomous
institution where government gives the grant but they let the private body run it.
We need lots of such institution and for that we need dedicated philanthropist to
come forward and one can make a great deal of change and contribution. Some of our
colleagues who are ready to retire and have resources this will be challenging carrier
to think out. It will not only serve humanity at great deal but one could have very
rewarding experience.
I had met with Dr. Amarjit Singh who is very nice and sincere bureaucrats working
as Directors of health services at Gandhinagar. Who has lots of idea and desire
to do such things and will be very helpful to carry out such endeavors with lots
of help from chief ministers and central government.
This was indeed a great experience to learn, enjoy and meet with my friends some
of them were meeting after 35 years.
Bhanji Kundaria, MD FACP.
President, BJMC Alumni, USA
bhanjikundaria@bjmcaa.com or
bdkundaria@yahoo.com
805-473-0142(Home)
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