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Dr. Praful H. Munshi was born on 1st
January 1914. A self made man, lost his father at an early
age of only four years. With extreme struggle & hard work,
he created his own path from Junagadh to Ahmedabad and from
Ahmedabad to K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai. He achieved a
milestone in 1942 when he completed his Post Graduation and
was awarded with the degree of M.D. in Obstetrics &
Gynecology from Bombay University. He returned to Ahmedabad
as one of the very few qualified Gynecologist in the State.
With his wife Mrs Munshi
With the only motto of serving the society, he started his
practice under the guidance and support of his maternal
uncle, Jitubhai Desai at Khadia in 1945. In new Ahmedabad,
on the west side of the river, he owned his very first small
clinic in Ellisbridge area.
A giant leap in his career was his
new venture at 50, Pritamnagar Society, the new building of
Munshi Hospital (Yr 1960). It was first of its kind in this
part of Ahmedabad with all facilities under one roof. With
an unbiased aim of serving the society, he was attached to
hospitals like Civil Hospital, V.S. Municipal General
Hospital, & later on in L.G. Hospital and Gulabbai Trust
Hospital, along with his private practice. He retired from
academic activity at the age of 60 years but continued his
clinical work at his private clinic and helped many other
private practitioners by providing right guidance till very
late in his active life.
To his fortune and his generation
next, Dr. Atul Munshi, Dr. Kalpana, Dr. Sanjay & Dr. Neelima
Thakore have joined the same noble profession to four
successfully running hospitals. His second son, Dr. Ajay
Munshi is a General Surgeon with professorship in Medical
College. His son-in-law, Dr. Advait Thakore is an
Anesthesiologist. So, Dr. Praful Munshi cared for education
in his 2nd generation also! A rare combination in
current situation. Even, the third generation in the form of
Dr. Sujal & Dr. Ami have recently joined the practice and
further expanded the horizons to endoscopy & infertility
practice. Dr. Priyangi, Dr. Abhijit, Dr. Rajita & Devangi
are already medical graduates & are pursuing their P.G.
studies. Kavina, the youngest is a budding medico. In a
nutshell, he has left behind a huge medical tree.
With his second son Dr. Ajay Munshi
Dr. Praful Munshi died peacefully on 26th Dec.
2006 leaving behind a big family& many well-wishers & wide
segment of society! He was a teacher par excellence, with
many publications & awards to his credit. During his long
active career he was a medical teacher for 30 yrs & private
practitioner for more than 4 decades. A master of Vaginal
Operative delivery, people used to come to see his forceps
operation, even after he retired as a teacher. An honest,
hard working & sincere obstetrician with pleasing bedside
manners and above all a caring human being!
Dr. Munshi being felicitated
Dr. Munshi at a public function
With worthy colleagues Dr. Sanat Joshi and Dr. Kalaben Shah
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