Dr.K.P.Mishra

Dr. Kabi Prasad Mishra: Cardiologist:

 As Sanjoy remembers him:

The year was 1973-74; Dr.K.P.Mishra(KPM) joined Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela straight from USA. KPM was the first doctor who was selected by then the, CMO Dr.Dhillon, a cardiac surgeon himself without interview.

 Dr.Mishra with a two year old son, wife Priti ,a lady doctor and mother in law a retired head mistress from Berhampur, came to Rourkela. He was not allotted a quarter then. He was welcomed to stay with sanjoy who was a bachelor then . There was just enough space in that house, A/98, sector-5 to accommodate the Mishra family for few weeks..

Sanjoy would prefer  to sleep on the floor to accommodate his guests . No gas no other means to cook food at home as he used to take food out side. Sanjoy did the purchasing of the utensils and a kerosene stove for them and cooking was started from next day by the mother in law and a small girl named Laxmi.

 Sanjoy had one old modeled Lambretta scooter, which used to start only after 20 to 30 kicks; in winter months. That was the only mode of transport for the two doctors. With that Sanjoy took this famous cardiologist for duty and back home.DrKPM was allotted a house in sector 20, which Sanjoy took over on his behalf of the American returned doctor, much to the annoyance of the town administration department. The family stayed in that house for a few months and then got transferred to a large bungle type quarter C/26, in sector 19.

There was a marriage proposal for Sanjoy with KPM’s sister but by then sanjoy's marriage was already fixed with his present wife. But KPM’s love for Sanjoy remained the same till his last days.

DrBSdas, Dr.D.Mohanty and KPM helped Sanjoy to reduce his three years MD course at BHU to two years because by then Sanjoy had served 5 years with steel authority of India (S.A.I.L).KPM encouraged Sanjoy to write Odiya short stories and also presented some of his ECG books to him.KPM had many doctor enemy in Odisha, for which he shifted to Apollo hospital, Madras. He had contributed a lot, in the form of initiative and financial help for building a Lord Jaganath temple at Chennai. He had three myocardial infractions and probably the last one killed him while he was delivering a lecture at YMCA, Cuttack on 15^th Evening of March, 2014.

If anyone deserves to get the high awards of Government of India then he deserved it. He was an exceptional personality with a very sharp memory and vast knowledge from medicine to mythology. Sanjoy would have been the happiest person on earth if KPM would have received some of the Padma awards which he richly deserved.  Dr.KPM has left behind two wonderful sons who would carry on the Mishra-family flag till eternity. 

Sanjoy would never forget the impact of this great man on his personal and professional life. Let’s pray to God to rest his soul in peace, but would it? He would love to have continued delivering lectures may be in his next birth, we never know. (Sanjoy Kumar Satpathy, 16th March 2014)