○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Obituary Prof. N. Balsalam (23 April 1925 - 6 August <strong>2011</strong>) A man of principles who believed in God, Prof. Balsalam always used to stress on three things: (1) never be in a hurry, (2) do one thing at a time & (3) whatever you do, do it with a will. He was a loving husband, a caring father and to his family, a compassionate and skilled surgeon to the world and an exact and loving teacher to his students. He was an active member of IMA Trivandrum and one of its past presidents and founder President of <strong>QPMPA</strong> Trivandrum. He was member of Trivandrum YMCA and Senior Citizens Association. He was also a Rotarian. Prof. Balsalam, born in Pacode in Kanyakumari District, did schooling there and had college education from Scott Christian College, Nagarkovil and St. Josephs College, Trichi. He joined Madras <strong>Medical</strong> College in 1945, passed his MBBS in 1950 and MS in 1954. He joined Trivandrum <strong>Medical</strong> College in 1955, was deputed to Christian <strong>Medical</strong> College, Vellore for Thoracic surgery training and was promoted as associate professor in 1958. He pioneered thoracic surgery in Kerala. He was transferred to Kottayam in 1963 and in 1965 to Calicut. In 1971 he returned to Trivandrum as head of the department of surgery. He retired in 1980 as the vice principal. In 1985 he started Nirmala Hospital at Trivandrum. He was married to Mrs. Anne Mary Nirmala and was blessed with 3 children and their families. Dr. Devin Prabhakar, <strong>QPMPA</strong>, Thiruvananthapuram ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 138 <strong>QPMPA</strong>.JMS . Vol. XXV . No. 3 . June-Sept. <strong>2011</strong>
Diamond Jubilee Family meet of Trivandrum <strong>Medical</strong> College First Batch (1951) Students ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ First day Photo in Anatomy Museum 1. Sitting: R Sarawathy Ammal, VR Lakshmi Bai, Sushama Neelakantan, JP Edith, V Sumangala Amma, T Indira Devi, P Annamma Thomas, D Leela Mani, A Sarada Devi. 2. Sitting on Chair: Mr Chandrasekhara Pillai, Dr Vareed, Dr CO Karunakaran, Dr Vicent D Boylis, Mr KS Raghavan, Dr Krishnan Thampi, Dr Saramma Joseph, Mrs Kesavan, Mr C Kesavan, Mr AJ John, Mr TK Narayana Pillai, Mr KG Menon, Dr Jayasimhan, Dr Achuthan Pillai, Dr Susan George, Dr Thaliath, ——, Mr Kartha. 3. Standing: TM Paul, CK Purushothaman, Dr. Kesavan Nair, Rosaline A Eapen, S Indira, KC Girija Devi Amma, S Sarojam, Lily George, P Komalam, Lily Ninan, Mariamma Oommen, KD Teresa, G Santha Kumari, Dr. Mathew, Mr. Velayuthan Nair, KP Chandrasekharan, Gopinath Kottoor. 4. Standing: K Ramachandran, T Radhakrishnan, SS Rajan, PN Bhaskaran, K Sukumaran, KP George, P Thomson Matthew, Mathew M Illikan (behind) M Ravindran, EA Thomas (behind) PP Joseph, KV Venugopalan, P Sukumaran, K Balendran, M. Balaraman Nair, K Damoradan, R Karthikeyan. 5. Stairs: George Thomas, KI Kuriakose, PM Mohamed Ilias, VK Rajan, PK Alexander, Mathew Zachariah, MK Pareed Pillay, NS Ramaswamy (In Front), CK Ramakrishnan, KG Kuttikrishnan Nair (In front), PK Abdul Gafoor, CK Gopi, KS Gokulanathan, P Manohar Kini, M Sankaran Valiathan, KV Krishna Das. 6. Not in photo: K. Saraswathi Amma, S. Paulose, K. Philip & K. Venugopalan Nair. 7. Joined the first batch later from other colleges: Kunjamma P. Itty, N. Vijayamma, & CM Fazuldhin. Note: The relatives of 2 doctors to be traced are shown in bold and underlined above. An Appeal to all in the profession Kindly help trace the two listed The first <strong>Medical</strong> College in Kerala is 60 years old now and we, the students of the first batch, still active, have planned a Diamond Jubilee Family get-together at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, 27 November <strong>2011</strong>. Sixty (60) students were in the 1951 batch and three others joined us from other <strong>Medical</strong> Colleges in India taking the total strength to 63. 24 of them are in long homes and 39 in various parts of the world. A hectic search by us, the organisers of the get-together, has traced the relatives of 22 classmates who are no more with us. We are searching the relatives of two classmates (expired), viz. – 1. Philip K, TC-820, Residency Road, Thycaud, Trivandrum, 2. Venugopalan KV, Kizhakkekannathu House, West Road, Thrissur. (The address as shown in admission register.) If traced, kindly pass on the information to:- Dr. M. Balaraman Nair, (Diamond Jubilee get-together Organiser), <strong>Medical</strong> Director, DDRC-Piramal Pathlab & Diagnostic Services, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695011 Ph. (0471) 2442460 (R), 2553488, 9447122460 Email: mbnair@ddrcpiramal.com In 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first medical college of Kerala at Trivandrum in the presence of erstwhile King of Travancore Sri Chithra Thirunal Balarama Varma. The principal was Dr. CO Karunakaran. 60 young and bright people were selected as the first batch. They are the pioneers of homegrown doctors of Kerala and showed their extraordinary calibre by becoming famous doctors in many countries particularly the US and UK. You will not recognize the present day stalwart doctors like Valiyathan, Krishna Das, Balaraman Nair, TM Paul, Leelamani Ambrose, etc., among the eager young people in this 1951 photograph, they are there. The third from left, sitting on the floor retired after outstanding service as Colonel Dr. Sushama Sreekumar from the US Army. Though many had left this world, what is left of that batch is going to assemble in their alma mater for a momentous reunion on 26-11-<strong>2011</strong>, thanks to <strong>QPMPA</strong>. Dr. K. Kishore Kumar ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ <strong>QPMPA</strong>.JMS . Vol. XXV . No. 3 . June-Sept. <strong>2011</strong> 139
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