THE INDUCTION LESSON
On the very first day of their first-year-MBBS college, the Dean, Dr. Asthana (Boman Irani), asks the fresh batch of medical students as to what do they dream to do as doctors. An overexcited girl-student raises her hand to impress her Dean that she looks forward to treat her patients as her ‘close friends’. “Sorry, wrong!” Dr. Asthana’s reaction stuns the audience, making the young girl dumbstruck. He tells the packed hall, “For a doctor, a patient is just a body to be treated… and not a ‘friend’.” Then, he dramatically tells the young medicos: “I have been a doctor for decades and I have carried out hundreds of operations.” He shows them his hands and continues, “Look at these hands, they are rock-steady. But, God forbid, if I am to operate my own daughter, these hands will surely tremble.” The young girl and all her batch-mates get the message loud and clear… and, on the very first day… That, as future-doctors, they must learn to per...