Speaking about the larger issue of rape in India at a time when the debate surrounding sexual violence is at its peak, Dr Desai said nothing has really changed about society in the last four decades. "But I have never missed a single story written about Aruna," he said. "But her condition never improved and it became really painful to see her like that."ĭr Desai got married in 1977, opened his own clinic and got busy with what he calls his "ordinary life". "Every time, I would try to speak to her," he said. But he visited her regularly for the next three years.
Dr Desai left KEM in December 1974 after finishing his two year registrar's course. Being a doctor, I immediately knew what her condition was."Īsphyxiation had cut off oxygen supply to her brain, leaving her in a vegetative state. Aruna, who always had a radiant smile on her face, was lying on bed, unable to recognise anyone. "I could not believe my eyes when I saw her. “I came to know of the incident the next day," said Dr Desai. On her part, Dr Desai said, Aruna never refused any duty even when doctors called her in the night after a long day at work. He said senior doctors always preferred to have Aruna by their side whenever they had to deal with complex surgeries. He said Aruna, who joined KEM in 1969, was very dedicated in her work and got posted in the neurosurgery department, something that takes years of experience, within three years. Speaking to Mirror on Monday, he said Aruna owed these 40 years to each one of those nurses who cared for her in her time of need. Dr Desai, now 72, is a physician who has his practice in Dadar, was a student at KEM after which he finished his MD from there and joined the hospital as a senior registrar in 1973.
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