For Dr Asha Senapati, the conference turned out to be an occasion to trace back to her place of birth - Lucknow, while for Dr Stephan Korsgen, it was the correct time to buy for his friend a clutch wire for a heavy motorcycle - Royal Enfield. And as the medical conference neared its completion, the element of nostalgia and excitement on the faces of the doctors became more and more evident.
Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of the conference, Dr Asha Senapati (president of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland), who is based in Portsmouth, said, "I was born in Lucknow, and spent a good time of my childhood in the city. However, I do not know the exact location of my ancestral place." She further added that the medical conference proved to be homecoming of sorts for her, as she visited Lucknow after a significant gap.
The case of Dr Stephan Korsgen (based in Birmingham) turned out to be even more interesting. As the doctors took a break, Korsgen was seen asking an organiser to help him get the prized clutch wire of Royal Enfield for his friend back in the United Kingdom. "I cannot disclose the identity of my friend. He fell in love with the heavy motorcycle, when he was working in India to promote rural health care. After coming back to UK, he found that the clutch wire of the bike is not easily available, and maintaining the bike in UK is becoming to be a herculean task. Hence, he requested me to bring the clutch wire, so that he could re-start his heavy bike," Korsgen said.
The Birmingham-based doctor also confessed to TOI that owing to Sunday, he was initially apprehensive about getting the prized possession for his friend back in the United Kingdom. "However, I heaved a sigh of relief, when one of the organisers assured me that I would be able to fulfil the promise, which I had made to my friend," added Korsgen.
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