6 Sep 2008, Bawanipur, Bihar We had finished for the day. The doctors were winding up. A man was standing with his small child near us. The child seemed to be enjoying sitting on the fathers shoulders, heaving up and down. “Did you get your medicines?” Dr. Sachin asked. “Yes.” “What is that on your […]
6 Sep 2008, Bawanipur, Bihar We were in Bawanipur – a village in the Purnia district of Bihar, which is by the side of the most affected district Madhepura. The government had set up a relief camp in a school. Our first medical camp in this relief and rehabilitation project. I had been helping control […]
6 Sep 2008, Bowanipur, Bihar After lunch the medical team set out for the first medical camp to be held at a place called Bowanipur. Though, only at a distance of 40 kms, it took about 75mins to reach there, as the road was not always good. In many places the roads have been washed […]
6 Sep 2008, Bhavani pur, Bihar Ashram brahmachari, Dr. Ram Mohan reports: “Today’s medical camp was in Bhavanipur. We attended over 200 cases. This was our first day. The people are really poor. Most of them are anemic or have respiratory infections. There was no sign of epidemic in this village so far.” The medical […]
6 September 2008, Purnia, Bihar We arrived with the medical team at Purnia on the 6th morning after detraining at Kathiar, as the tracks further down have been washed away by the river at several places… We called on the local MP Shri Uday Singh, who has been very helpful from the beginning and has […]
5 Sept 2008, Purnia, Bihar After the massive flood in Bihar, which has left half the state underwater, Amma asked me to go and scope out ways in which the Ashram can help. Brahmacharini Rasamarita Chaitanya was similarly instructed by Amma. I arrived in Patna on 2nd September and met with various IAS officers. They […]