His teaching career began as an honorary professor at the Grant Medical College, where he was tutoring medical students for free. He stopped hospital rounds in 1985, but couldn’t let go of the professor’s coat. He thought retirement would end his teaching career too, but he was presented with a petition of 800 signatures from students of other medical colleges. The love for teaching spurred him on. And he has never looked back.

He narrates an interesting anecdote as to how he got to use the Birla Matushri Sabhagar. On the request of the authorities, he decided to edit the Bombay Hospital journal for free. In return, he asked the publishers Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences to use the Birla Matushri Sabhagar for his lectures. They obliged. It gave birth to a tradition unbroken for 30 long years. His six‐hour long lectures are spread over 12 consecutive Sundays from June to September.

His unique talk‐to‐patients philosophy and stress on observing patients instead of sending them for expensive diagnostic tests has earned him a special place in city’s medical corridors.

Every evening, day after day, he pores through books and journals, constantly updating his 10,0000‐odd slides to give his audience the latest in the medical field. He is said to have one of the largest medical slides in the world.

The career of the grand old man of medical teaching is extended over a period of fifty six years.