The Donkey Resident

Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji (fictional name) was professor of Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi. One of his favorite ways of expressing displeasure at the junior residents working in his unit was to call them donkey (ass). His way of saying donkey in his mother tongue, Bengali, in a long drawn out manner ‘Gadahaaa’ was quite famous.

Dr. Dev (fictional name) was junior resident in Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji’s unit. Needless to say he was one of the favourite residents at the receiving end of being called donkey.

Once, during a through academic ward round, Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji, was unsatisfied by the answers provided by the junior residents during the round. While sitting in the Unit’s duty room, after the round, sipping a cup of tea, Dr. Chaturji said to the junior residents, “You all are donkeys. I feel sorry for the patients whom you all are going to treat in future.”

On hearing this Dr. Dev said, “Sir, You call us donkeys as if it is a bad thing. But, Chanakya had said that the ideal student should be like a donkey.”

(Chanakya was an ancient Indian teacher, writer, philosopher, and statesman)

“How?” asked a surprised Dr. Chaturji, as donkey is supposed to be the epitome of foolishness.

“Chanakya has written that the ideal student should be able to work long hours tirelessly like a donkey. He should not be bothered by the harsh working conditions and be satisfied despite all hardships like a donkey (ass).”

Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji become speechless. After that he stopped calling anyone donkey for some time.

But old habits die hard.

After a few weeks had elapsed, when he got angry at some resident, he once again started calling them donkey but started adding,

“If I call you donkey, even the donkey will get insulted.”

And, also,

“You are a donkey, but definitely not Chanakya’s donkey.”

Some more donkeysim at https://agnipathdoctors.blogspot.com/search/label/Donkey

(Based on true incident)
— ND
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