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Dr Christiaan Barnard
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Christiaan Barnard of Capetown, South Africa, who shot into fame for
carrying out the world’s first successful heart transplant was in
Delhi in 1976 to attend a conference related to heart and heart surgery.
His visit to Delhi was not highly published and his movements too were
not known.
Since I wanted to meet
this unique personality, I chased him from venue to venue and found him
in one of the hotels where he was to address a select gathering of heart
specialists. As he drove into the hotel, I ran after him and succeeded
in meeting him. I requested him to spare a few minutes to pose for me.
He said he was willing, provided I finish up the job in five minutes. He
sat on a sofa nearby and the sketch was soon ready for his autograph. He
was satisfied and was happy to oblige me with his signature.
Dr Barnard is no more but
his broad smile remains eternal.
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