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Flamingoes in Mumbai – December 2009

Binoy Gupta — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:08:52 +0000

After the monsoons, Flamingoes – the lesser and the greater ones – and a lot of other migratory birds come to the coastal mudflats of India from the North.They feed on the mudflats during the next five or six months and return to their homelands in April or so.

They also come to Sewree in Central Mumbai in large numbers. Sewree is hardly four kilometres from my residence.
But I never saw these birds in the mudflats there.

Call it a Christmas determination or whatever, on the 27th December 2009, I decided to see the flamingoes. We made phone to different people to learn about the tides, how to reach the best location to see the birds and whatever we could learn.

Its simple. You have to go to Sewree Station. You have to cross the gate (phatak) which takes you to the eastern side of the station. Ask any one for the Sewree Jetty (or Indian Oil Corporation) or Sewree Khari (Sewree Bay). It is less than a kilometre away. We reached the jetty in no time.

You should go there when the tide is low.
What a scene it was! I could not count the birds. But there were more than 15,000 flamingoes all around. The younger ones had a blackish colouration and moved around in small groups of their own. There were a lot of other birds.

At the jetty, we clambered up the iron ladder on to a large ship which was undergoing repairs.
(Of course, we first asked for and took permission from the first person we sighted on the ship.)I am attaching some of the photographs.
I am giving the web site from where you can see the tide table for any day.
I am not reproducing my earlier article on flamingoes. I am giving its link.
Read it if you like. And oh, like any other writer I would love to have your views and comments.Binoy GuptaEmail:, eleena100@hotmail.comWebsite of the Mumbai Port Trust:
http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/newsite/PORTINFO/weather.htmLink to my earlier article on flamingoes:
http://www.binoygupta.com/travel_india/flamingo-greater-flamingo-lesser-flamingo-migratory-birds-sewree-creek-mitthi-river-an-indian-bureaucrats-diary-travelogue-on-india-binoy-gupta-234/

Digha

Binoy Gupta — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:32:02 +0000

the most popular week end get away
for Kolkatians (Calcuttans)

Digha (originally known as Beerkul) is the most popular beach, and weekend get away, for the people of West Bengal in general, and Kolkata in particular.

In 1780, in one of his letters to his wife, Warren Hasting wrote about Digha as the “Brighton of the East”.In 1923, John Frank Smith, an English tourist was so enamoured by the beauty of Digha that he started living there. His writings about Digha brought the place into prominence.
After independence, John Frank Smith convinced Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, then Chief Minister of West Bengal, to develop Digha as a beach resort.

Digha has beautiful, firm, sandy beaches - so firm that you can drive cars and land small planes on them.

I used to visit Digha quite often to collect sea anemones, star fishes, small fishes and other small creatures for my marine aquariums. I also used to bring in sea water for these aquariums. Once, I got a large eel.

The water is shallow up to considerable distances. I used to walk into the sea for almost a kilometre. But believe me, this was fool hardy and certainly not safe.
You should never go out too far from the shore.

Activities You can play around in the sand and sea and pamper your stomach with local
Bengali cuisine.
The fried fish on the sea front is certainly worth trying.

You can shop for ornaments and curios, hand-woven mats made of weeds,
and purchase cashew nuts.

Other places to see

New Digha (2 kms) is practically an extension of Digha.
(On the way to New Digha, you can view marine life at the aquarium, or visit the Science Centre for some scientific facts.)
Shiva Temple at Chandaneshwar (8 kms).
Talasari, another lovely beach (3 kms).
Shankarpur, an untouched beach, often called the twin of Digha (14 kms).
Shankarpur is also an important fishing harbour.
Junput, another beautiful beach (40 kms).
This beach is great for fishing and sun bathing.
The State Government Fisheries Department, conducts fish cultivation and research here.
Mandarmani (14 kms), a small virgin beach with also a small fishing harbour, is a fast developing tourist resort.

Reaching there

Digha is 187 kms from Kolkata,
You can go by car, taxi or public transport.The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering great all inclusive packages from Kolkata to Digha.

Recommendation

Digha has suffered severe soil erosion. Much of its old time glory has passed over to New Digha which is almost like an extension of Digha.

The beach is lined with Casuarina trees.
The sea is calm and safe for swimming.
You can see both the sunrise and sunset at Digha.

There are plenty of hotels of all kinds at cheap rates.

Tourism Information

You can get tourist information from
West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.
New Secretariat Building (West Block) Ground FloorKolkata – 700 001 Phone; 91 33 – 2248 7302/8256/8242, 2210 3194

Travel India Whale Sharks

Binoy Gupta — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:20:20 +0000

Whale Sharks

“Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the sea, and yet, we know the least about them,” Jeff Swanagan, Executive Director and President, declared shortly after the opening of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, U.S.

Seeing a Whale Shark in the ocean is very rare.
Even well-known oceanographers such as Dr. Sylvia Earle and Philippe Cousteau did not see their first Whale Shark until coming to an aquarium.

Whale Sharks frequently enter the coastal waters around India.
A few are washed ashore.
Nature lovers try to push them back to deeper waters.

Fortunately for us, today, most of the larger public aquariums display Whale Sharks.

Description
Believed to have originated about 60 million years ago, the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest living fish in the world.

The Whale Shark was first identified in April 1828 following the harpooning of a 4.6 metres (15.1 feet) specimen in Table Bay, South Africa.
It was described the next year by Andrew Smith, a military doctor with the British troops in Cape Town.
He published a more detailed description of the Whale Shark in 1849.
The name ” Whale Shark ” comes from the fish’s physiology.
It is actually a shark, as large as a whale, and filter feeds in the same way as whales do.It can grow up to 12.2 metres (40 feet) in length and can weigh up to 13.6 metric tons.

The largest accurately recorded specimen was caught on November 11, 1947, near the island of Baba, near Karachi, Pakistan.
It was 12.65 metres (41.50 feet) long, weighed more than 21.5 tons (47,300 lb), and had a girth of 7 metres (23.0 feet).

Distribution and habitat

The Whale Shark is found in open waters in tropical and warm-temperate oceans around the world.
Its range is restricted to about ± 30 ° latitude.
It is found to a depth of 700 metres (2,300 ft).
It is usually solitary.
Males range over longer distances than females.

Seasonal feeding congregations of the Whale Sharks occur at several coastal sites such as Ningaloo Reef (Western Australia); Útila (Honduras); Donsol and Batangas (Philippines); off Isla Mujeres and Isla Holbox (Yucatan Mexico); and the Tanzanian islands (Pemba and Zanzibar).

Description and Feeding

The Whale Shark is a filter feeder.
It has a huge mouth which can open up to 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) wide and contains between 300 and 350 rows of tiny teeth.
It has five large pairs of gills.
The two small eyes are located towards the front of the shark’s wide, flat head.

The body is mostly grey with a white belly.
Three prominent ridges run along each side of the Whale Shark and the skin is marked with a “checkerboard” of pale yellow spots and stripes.
These spots are unique to each whale shark and are used to identify each animal.

The skin can be up to 10 centimetres (3.9 inches) thick.

The Whale Shark is not an efficient swimmer and uses its entire body for swimming, reducing its speed to an average of around 5 kilometres per hour (3.1 mph).

Diet

The Whale Shark is a filter feeder — one of only three known filter feeding shark species (the other two are the basking shark and the megamouth shark).

It feeds on phytoplankton, macro-algae, plankton, krill, small fish and small nektonic life, such as small squid or vertebrates.
The rows of tiny teeth play no role in feeding.

The shark sucks in a mouthful of water, closes its mouth and expels the water through its gills. The plankton and other food material is trapped inside and swallowed.

The Whale Shark and Divers

The Whale Sharks are quite gentle and allow divers to play with them.

Divers and snorkellers can swim with them and even touch them without any risk apart from unintentionally being struck by the shark’s large tail fin.

The shark is often seen by divers in The Bay Islands in Honduras, Thailand, the Philippines, the Maldives, the Red Sea, Western Australia (Ningaloo Reef and Christmas Island), Gladden Spit Marine Reserve in Belize, Tofo Beach in Mozambique, Sodwana Bay (Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) in South Africa and at the Galapagos Islands.

The highest concentration of Whale Sharks to be found anywhere in the world is in the Philippines. From January to May, they congregate in the shallow coastal waters of Sorsogon province (at Donsol).

Recently 150 Whale Sharks have been tagged and identified off the coast off Hol Box Island, Mexico. The island is located north of Cancun in the Gulf of Mexico. They visit the island from June through August and more have been identified every year.

Tour guides can organise swimming with these enormous creatures.

Reproduction

The reproductive habits of the Whale Sharks are obscure.
It was earlier believed to be oviparous, but the capture of a female in July 1996 which was pregnant with 300 pups proved that they are ovoviviparous.

The eggs remain in the body and the females give birth to live young which are 40 centimetres (15.7 in) to 60 centimetres (23.6 in) long.
It is believed that they reach sexual maturity at around 30 years and live to over 100 years.

Conservation status

The Whale Sharks are captured by artisanal and commercial fisheries in several areas where they seasonally aggregate.
However, they are not endangered.
IUCN has classified them as vulnerable.

Fishing, selling, importing and exporting of Whale Sharks for commercial purposes has been banned in the Philippines in 1998; in India in May 2001; and by Taiwan in May 2007.

Whale Sharks in India

Around 1,200 Whale Sharks migrate from East Africa to the Gujarat coast in the Indian Ocean for breeding every year.
They were indiscriminately slaughtered by fishermen in the coastal areas of in Gujarat.
About one thousand were slaughtered by Gujarat’s fishermen between 1990- 2001, who killed them for their oil, fins and meat. These fetched high prices in the international market. However, since 2005, the fishermen themselves have rescued nine of these huge creatures of the sea.

This has been possible through ‘Save the Whale Shark’ – a joint awareness campaign, conducted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Tata Chemicals and the Gujarat government since 2004.

Watching the magnificent creatures is a unique experience.
India is doing a wonderful job protecting and saving them.

Travel India Social Inequality

Binoy Gupta — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:07:03 +0000

Social Inequality

The extent of social inequality in India – even after 6 decades of independence, is to say the least, unbelievably appalling.
Our politicians, whose primary job is to reduce, if not remove, social inequality, clearly believe in the age old dictum, make hay while the sun shines.
The public, at large, continue to suffer, while the politicians prosper…and prosper.

Take a peep into the background of your neighbourhood councillor, MLA or MP.
Even if he has been in office for a single term, you will find his financial position has suddenly soared up.

Our Tax Payers

Just go through the lists of our top 20, 100 and 200 income tax payers.
They are an eye opener for everyone.

For the latest year - 2007-08:

·         The country’s top taxpayer is from Delhi. He paid Rs 121 crores.
·         Of the top 10 taxpayers, five are from Mumbai and two from Delhi.
·         The top taxpayer among industrialists is Max’s Analjit Singh who is No. 15 in the list. He paid Rs 31.49 crores.
·         Conspicuous by their absence in the top 200 list are the two brothers, Mukesh and Anil Ambani.
·         Their mother, Kokilaben, is almost at the bottom of the list. She is No. 195. She paid Rs 4.46 crores.

The following are the figures for some other interesting personalities:

                                                 Sl No.                Tax paid (Rs. Crores)

·         Shah Rukh Khan               13                                  34.2
·         Mayawati                           18                                  26.26
·          Akshay Kumar                   40                                 13.5
·      Sachin Tendulkar             81                                   8.8
(Sachin is just ahead of industrialist Kumarmangalam Birla who paid just Rs 48,271 less than the cricketeer.)

(The names of persons other than celebrities are not given here because this could invite threats from extortionists.)

Mayawati

Mayawati’s income, year-after-year, has ostensibly come from “gifts” from her admirers.
An admirable lady indeed!
On the basis of the taxes paid, her personal income this year is estimated to be about Rs 75-80 crores.

Other interesting taxpayers

Some other interesting names in the list of top-200 taxpayers are:                                                                                     Rs. (crores)
·         Naresh Trehan (cardio-surgeon)                                 8.4
·         Salman Khan    (actor)                                                  7
·         Abdul Telgi       (stamp-paper scamster)                    6.5
·         Sanjay Dutt       (actor)                                                  5.8
·         Aishwarya Rai   (actress)                                             5.6
·         Abhishek Bachchan (actor)    (paid just Rs 75,192 less than his wife)
·         Nandan Nilekani (industrialist)                                   5.16
·         Himesh Reshammiya (music director-singer)         4.89
·         Mukul Rohtagi   (lawyer)                                              4.85
·         Aamir Khan (actor)                                                      4.72
·         Azim Premji   (Wipro)                                                  4.68

My Comments

Politicians have apparently done extremely well.
Though, only Mayavati has paid substantial taxes.
Bollywood personalities have done quite well even though most of the films have flopped at the box office.

Travel India Jogeshwari Caves

Binoy Gupta — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:40:09 +0000

Jogeshwari Caves in Mumbai

Jogeshwari Caves, dating back to 520 to 550 AD, are some of the earliest Hindu cave temple sculptures located off the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari (East) in northern Mumbai (Bombay).
They are a 45-minute journey from Church Gate Station by train and a further 3 kms. by road from Jogeshwari Station.

The caves are accessed through a long flight of stairs leading to the main hall.
The cave temple has a huge central hall, with many pillars.
At the end of the hall are a Shrine and a Shivalinga.
Idols of Dattatreya, Hanuman, Devi Mata, Jogeshwari and an orange Ganesh line the walls.
There are also relics of two doormen.

Unfortunately, the caves are surrounded by encroachments – huts and all kinds of dwellings.
The caves are classified as endangered.
Sewage and waste enter the premises.
The caves are also infested with bats.
The boundary walls of the cave temple have disintegrated.

Bombay High Court to the rescue

In October 2007, Janhit Manch, a NGO (Non Government Organisation) filed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) requesting the Bombay High Court to order removal of encroachments around four caves around Mumbai – Jogeshwari, Mahakali, Mandapeshwar and Kanheri caves.

The Bombay High Court appointed Shiraz Rustomji, Advocate as Amicus Curie (friend of the court).
The Bombay High Court sought a report from a court-appointed committee spelling out minimum intervention measures to rid the heritage monuments of illegal infringement.

As directed by the Bombay High Court, the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) carried out survey of the four caves and informed the court that there were 750 illegal encroachments around the caves in Jogeshwari.

Shiraz Rustomji informed the court that the encroachments were not just within the barred 100-metre radius of the caves, but were also on the monument itself.
He further told the court that in the committee report submitted to the court, the ASI had suggested removal of encroachments between 17-40 metres from the site.

The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) told the court that none of these structures had obtained a construction certificate from the corporation, but they have been standing for a long period of time. On 23 July 2008, Justices JN Patel and KK Tated of the Bombay High Court asked the ASI, State Government and the BMC to present an action plan for removal of encroachments from the area around Jogeshwari caves, a heritage site.

They accepted all the suggestions made in the committee report and sought a check on the state government’s rehabilitation policy for the encroachers.

My recommendation

The encroachments around Jogeshwari Caves will be removed soon.
The ASI will provide security personnel.
Once more, the caves will attract more tourists.

Encroachments are the bane of most of our caves and important historical sites.
A 1992 notification prohibits any construction in the prohibited zone of 100 metres around ancient monuments, while a further 200 metres is designated as ‘regulated zone’, where development is permitted only after the ASI’s approval.

But we have come to such a sorry state of administrative inefficiency that Government bodies need court orders to goad them in to discharging their duty.

Travel India Medical Tourism Cataract

Binoy Gupta — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:39:32 +0000

Medical Tourism
Ophthalmological Treatment
in India – Cataract

India is the ideal location for all types of cataract surgeries…….from cheap sutureless Small Incision Cataract Surgeries to sophisticated micro Phaco surgeries with the most advanced implanted lenses.

Cataract surgeries take about 10 minutes and the patient can be discharged almost immediately.

What is Cataract

A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity, and obstructing the passage of light. Early in the development of age-related cataract, the power of the lens may increase, causing near-sightedness (myopia), and the gradual yellowing and opacification of the lens may reduce the perception of blue colours.Typically, cataracts progress slowly, causing vision loss; and can lead to blindness, if left untreated.Cataracts may be partial or complete, stationary or progressive, hard or soft.

Causes of Cataract

Cataracts develop from a variety of reasons, including long-term ultraviolet exposure, exposure to radiation, secondary effects of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and advanced age.Genetic factors are often a cause of congenital cataracts. Cataracts can also be produced by eye injury or physical trauma. Some drugs such as Corticosteroids, Ezetimibe and Seroquel.can induce cataract development.

You can see articles on Cataract on the following web site:

http://www.sightsavers.org/What%20We%20Do/Eye%20Conditions/Cataract/World1414.html

What should you do

If you have decided to come to India for Medical Treatment, then read on.
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Travel India Medical Tourism – Ophthalmological Treatment

Binoy Gupta — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:03:27 +0000

Ophthalmological Treatment in India

Why should patients from the West come to countries
like India for medical treatment?

The answer is two fold:
· It is much cheaper ; and

· The treatment is world class.

Ophthalmological Treatment

Of the various specialities, India has one of the best ophthalmological treatment facilities in the world.

There are institutions like:

· Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai;

· Shankar Netralaya, Chennai; and

· L.V. Prasad Institute, Hyderabadwho are offering very good treatment.

At the same time, they are training qualified ophthalmologists and honing their skills to perfection, who in turn are offering the same level of services.

India is therefore most suitable for the following ophthalmological treatment:

· All kinds of Cataract Surgeries

· Lasik (Refractive correction)

· Squints, Glaucoma, etc.

What should you do

If you have decided to come to India for Medical Treatment, then read on. We can take care of all your needs and provide you the best single point care and attention.

Email us a brief note, giving your full name, address, contact details and summary of your ailments.

You can contact

Dr. Binoy Gupta in Mumbai.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Kolkata.
Dr. Navin Kumar Gupta in California.
Dr. Vikash Gupta in U.K.

Their phone numbers and other details will be given to you on hearing from you.

email: eleena100@hotmail.com

You can also see a number of related articles on this blog.

Travel India Kanheri Caves

Binoy Gupta — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:03:39 +0000

When we think of caves, we visualize locations in inaccessible places hidden amidst deep forests.

Some caves were carved out in inaccessible places because of fear of prosecution by kings and rulers of different faiths, or due to the desire to remain far away from society, but many were situated on the ancient trade routes and served as halting places for traders and other travellers.
There are some beautiful, ancient, little known caves – Kanheri Caves – about an hour’s drive from Mumbai.
But as the old saying goes ‘there is shadow beneath the lamp’, most Mumbaites do not even know about this place.

The Name

The word Kanheri comes from two Sanskrit words - Kanha meaning Krishna and Giri meaning mountains.

Location

The Kanheri Caves are situated on a hill, 42 kms north of Mumbai in Boriveli, deep inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Description

Buddhist caves consist of two main types of structures:Chaityagrahas, or places of worship; and
Viharas, or monasteries, single and multiple celled residences of the Buddhist monks.There are 109 caves in Kanheri dating from the 1st century BC to 9th Century AD, each connected with a flight of steps.
They were chiseled out of a massive outcrop of basaltic rock.
Most of the caves in Kanheri are Viharas meant for living, study, and meditation.
The larger caves are Chaityagrahas, or halls for worship.
Many of these are lined with intricately carved Buddhist sculptures, reliefs and pillars, and contain rock-cut stupas for congregational worship.Unlike the caves of Elephanta, most of the caves are spartan and unadorned.

Sculptural art can be seen in Caves like 2, 3, 41, 67, 89, 90, etc.
Kanheri has the largest number of cave excavations in a single hill.

Important Caves

The most important Cave is Cave No. 3 built during the 6th century.
This has the last of the excavated Chaityagrahas of the Hinayana Order.
This Cave has 34 pillars and is like a colonnaded hall – 28 mtrs x13 mtrs in dimension.
Inside is a 5 mtrs high Dagoba, or stupa, and carvings depicting elephants kneeling and worshipping the stupa.

Cave 1 is an unfinished Chaityagraha, originally planned to have a double-storeyed verandah and a porch, apart from the pillared hall.
The cave is dated to 5th – 6th century A.D. as the pillars with compressed cushion or amalaka top appear generally during this period.

Cave 11 is known as the Durbar Hall, or the Assembly Hall.
It consists of a huge hall with a front verandah.
There is a statue of the Buddha occupying the central place as in the case of idols in Hindu temples and also a number of cells for Buddhist monks.
The cave has four inscriptions of different periods.

Cave 34 is a dark cell and has paintings of the Buddha on the ceiling.

Cave 41 has, besides other sculptures, a figure of the eleven headed Avalokiteshwara.

Cave 67 is a big cell, with the figure of Avalokiteshwara as savior flanked by two female figures in the verandah.
There are also images of the Buddha depicting the miracle of Sravasti.

Water System

Kanheri Caves had one of the best rainwater harvesting systems in the world.
The caves invariably contain a cistern for storing water.
There are 86 storage tanks with rock lids some of which have fallen inside and are too heavy to be lifted and placed back on the top.
Farther up the hill are the remains of an ancient water system, canals and cisterns that collected and channeled the rainwater into the huge tanks.

Recommendation Kanheri has some of the finest cave structures so close to Mumbai.

The site can be made a major tourist attraction – as popular as Elephanta and Karla Caves, but sincere efforts are required.

The 6 kms road leading to the Kanheri caves should be repaired and made safe for travellers.

Medical Tourism Inc.

Binoy Gupta — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:25:34 +0000

American Medical Association (AMA’s) Guidance on medical tourism

The AMA issued the following Press Release on June 16, 2008.
For the first time, the AMA has accepted the practicability of Medical Tourism.

Press Release
Dated: June 16, 2008

CHICAGO — To ensure the safety of patients considering traveling abroad for medical care, new guiding principles on medical tourism (PDF, 20KB) were adopted today at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual policy-making meeting. The nine principles are the first-of-its-kind, and outline steps for care abroad for consideration by patients, employers, insurers and third-parties responsible for coordinating travel outside of the U.S.

“Medical tourism is a small but growing trend among American patients, and it’s unclear at this time whether the risks outweigh the benefits,” said AMA Board Member J. James Rohack, MD. “Since this is uncharted waters, it is our hope that the AMA’s new guidance on medical tourism will benefit patients considering traveling abroad for health care.”

In 2006, an estimated 150,000 Americans received health care overseas, and nearly half of the procedures were for medically necessary surgeries. The emergence of medical tourism is in part a response to the rising cost of health care in the U.S., which puts needed health care out of reach for many, particularly those without health care coverage.

“We need to address the cost of care in the U.S. and cover the uninsured so that every American who needs health care can get it right here at home,” said Dr. Rohack. “Until there is significant action at home, patients with limited resources may turn elsewhere for care. It is important that U.S. patients have access to credible information and resources so that the care they receive abroad is safe and effective.”

The new AMA principles call for all medical care outside of the U.S. to be voluntary. They address financial incentives, insurance coverage for care abroad and care coordination. The principles also call for patients to be made aware of their legal rights prior to travel and to have access to physician licensing and facility accreditation information prior to travel.

“For those patients considering medical tourism, the new AMA principles are an important starting point for consideration before making the decision to go abroad for health care,” said Dr. Rohack.

To ensure that insurance companies and others that facilitate medical tourism adhere to the new principles, the AMA will introduce model legislation for consideration of state lawmakers.

For additional information, please contact AMA Media Relations at:(312) 239-4991 or (312) 464-5980

For more information of Medical Tourism in India,
click on the following site: http://medicaltourisminc.blogspot.com/2008/07/medical-tourism-in-india.html

Medical Tourism Inc.

Binoy Gupta — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:59:07 +0000

Medical Tourism in India

If you have decided to come to India for Medical Treatment, then read on.
We can take care of all your needs and provide you the best single point care and attention.
Email us a brief note, giving your full name, address, contact details and summary of your ailments.

These details will be handed over to a General Practitioner.
He will act as your coordinator for your medical treatment.
You don’t pay any thing for all this.

He will consult one or more appropriate specialists attached to leading hospitals.
The specialist opinion will be forwarded to you.We will offer you a number of options indicating the duration, expenses, etc.

At any point, you can contact the G.P., our representative in the country nearest to you, or any of us and discuss the matter through email, chat mode, or phone.

Go ahead with your treatment only after you are completely satisfied.

We are here to help you, guide you at every moment of your stay in India, and make your stay as comfortable as possible.

You can contact:

Dr. Binoy Gupta in Mumbai.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Kolkata.
Dr. Navin Kumar Gupta in California.
Dr. Vikash Gupta in U.K.

Their phone numbers and other details will be given to you on hearing from you.

email: eleena100@hotmail.com