This document is from 1956. This week has been results week in the United Kingdom. My own grades have always been fairly alright. AAB at A levels and good passes at medical school. The real star of my clan is my late father Mr Prafulla Chandra Pal, Consultant Surgeon. My late father made it from the depths of poverty in deepest darkest Bangladesh to getting the Gold Medal in Surgery at one of the top Medical Schools in Calcutta in the class of 1956.
My father was always big on achievement and never giving up - ever. He applied the same principles to every aspect of his life throughout his time as a Consultant Surgeon and his subsequent early retirement from ill health. I think there is something admirable about someone who can make it from studying by the street lanterns in Bangladesh and having one shirt to winning the top prize and getting the top mark at his college. My father may not have had the comforts that many students had. Nevertheless, his legacy continues to live on through his ability to inspire others.
My late father was never remembered by Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College. Nevertheless, he has always been remembered by all his patients and most of his family.
The key to my late father and the manner in which he often inspires children in Kolkatta is this - he believed that anything was possible no matter how difficult life was. All anyone has to do is - try and keep going then never give up. The key to winning is never ever giving up on anything you believe in.
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