I recall early 1960s when my father — a retired PWI (permanent way inspector) Western Railways — was being treated by a railway hospital doctor in Bayana junction in Rajasthan where we lived. The doctor, Dr Khandelwal, was gentle and extremely efficient. He would come to visit my ailing father in the late evening and the way he treated my father is still etched in my heart.
That man still evokes in me awe and respect for the community of railway doctors. He would treat non railway patients in case of emergency and was given a grand farewell when transferred from Bayana Junction by civilians.
I am sure there are so many railway doctors who have been treating aged railway employees and civilians with care and kindness. Let their tribe increase. I totally agree with the learned author that non railway employees should be allowed to be treated by the railway hospitals.
NK Bakshi Ahmedabad
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