We plan to come out with four regular quarterly editions of Image in the year 2009. It is also my burning desire to come out with a special edition of image, a collector’s delight containing the best of articles on matters of man, mind, medicine ; nature & nurture ; science & art of living. This desire is fuelled by a stray comment of a colleague, that, “ the Image remains for a week on the desk & then ends up in the dustbin !” Indeed this aspiration will not be fulfilled without your active support. Let us use our in-house magazine as an instrument of social change, starting with ourselves. The 2009 , first quarter edition , I would like to dedicate to the subject ,
“SOCIAL AWAKENING & TRANSFORMATION IN THESE VIOLENT TIMES”
MAHAN RASHTRA NAVNIRMAN !
HOW MEDICAL COMMUNITY CAN PLAY A PRO ACTIVE ROLE?
The subject assumes added significance in the wake of increasing violence against ‘soft’ targets - linguistic group, religious minority ,our own medical community & repeated terror attacks against the country as a whole !
With the elections around the corner – a possible turning point in a mature democracy (Americans once again have shown the way by electing a Black president!), Can WE Doctors lead from the front? How do we go about achieving our objective?
Please SHARE your thoughts, opinions with rest of the medical community thro’ IMAGE & formulate a strategy for National transformation in these times of crisis. We are part of the society (well hospitals are even under attack by terrorists!). If WE are not going to be part of the solution, then WE are the problem.
I appeal to all of you, let us play our due role as intellectuals & guardians of the overall health of society ; otherwise our children may not forgive us.
P.S.: All this can be done in a non-partisan, apolitical manner ( politics at present in our society is a dirty word & world. Yet somebody has to do the cleaning up ).
“SOCIAL AWAKENING & TRANSFORMATION IN THESE VIOLENT TIMES”
MAHAN RASHTRA NAVNIRMAN !
HOW MEDICAL COMMUNITY CAN PLAY A PRO ACTIVE ROLE?
The subject assumes added significance in the wake of increasing violence against ‘soft’ targets - linguistic group, religious minority ,our own medical community & repeated terror attacks against the country as a whole !
With the elections around the corner – a possible turning point in a mature democracy (Americans once again have shown the way by electing a Black president!), Can WE Doctors lead from the front? How do we go about achieving our objective?
Please SHARE your thoughts, opinions with rest of the medical community thro’ IMAGE & formulate a strategy for National transformation in these times of crisis. We are part of the society (well hospitals are even under attack by terrorists!). If WE are not going to be part of the solution, then WE are the problem.
I appeal to all of you, let us play our due role as intellectuals & guardians of the overall health of society ; otherwise our children may not forgive us.
P.S.: All this can be done in a non-partisan, apolitical manner ( politics at present in our society is a dirty word & world. Yet somebody has to do the cleaning up ).
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