After finishing the book, I found myself pondering how best to categorize it. Is it a biography of a doctor, a narrative on innovations in a specific medical field, or an exploration of the scientific advancements within a specialized medical discipline. In truth, the book is all of these things and more, perhaps even a reflection of Dr. Sangwan’s own multifaceted personality—compassionate doctor, problem solver, and mentor to many. The story isn’t just about Dr. Sangwan, but also about his deep-seated curiosity—a desire to experience what Richard Feynman famously described as “the pleasure of finding things out.” This book showcases his ability to turn those curious explorations into sustainable solutions that benefit many. First and foremost, I must commend Rajroshan for the remarkable job After finishing the book, I found myself pondering how best to categorize it.

Is it a biography of a doctor, a narrative on innovations in a specific medical field, or an exploration of the scientific advancements within a specialized medical discipline. In truth, the book is all of these things and more, perhaps even a reflection of Dr. Sangwan’s own multifaceted personality—compassionate doctor, problem solver, and mentor to many. The story isn’t just about Dr. Sangwan, but also about his deep-seated curiosity—a desire to experience what Richard Feynman famously described as “the pleasure of finding things out.” This book showcases his ability to turn those curious explorations into sustainable solutions that benefit many. First and foremost, I must commend Rajroshan for the remarkable job in making the story accessible and engaging. I couldn’t put the book down—reading it from cover to cover with an eagerness to discover what was next. The characters within are so vividly portrayed that I could almost imagine meeting them in real life.

For anyone with a curious mind, this book stands as a testament to the passion and joy of a village boy’s journey to becoming part of the world’s leading scientific minds. A big part of his success stems from staying grounded and true to the purpose of his profession.

At the same time, the book also tells the story of a nascent scientific discipline within a growing, yet often underappreciating, country. These early examples of innovation form the foundation upon which future generations can stand, as the famous adage goes: “on the shoulders of giants.”

The book reminded me of Seema Singh’s book on Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, which I have recommended to many as a story of the rise of the biotech industry in India. Similarly, Indian ophthalmology boasts world-class institutions like Aravind Eye Care and LVPEI. After reading this book, one can truly understand why they are considered great. I highly recommend this book to anyone who believes in solving problems with limited resources, driven by a sincere and honest pursuit of progress.

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After reading the book, I was reflecting on which category I should place this book in. It is a biography of a doctor or innovations in a field or scientific developments of a specialized medical discipline. This book is many things in one and perhaps also the personality of Dr Sangwan himself, a compassionate doctor, a problem solver and mentor to many. The book is not just about him, but his pursuit to spread curiosity, in Feynman’s words “the pleasure of finding things out” and translating those curious meanderings to sustainable solutions for many to benefit. 

First of all, I should start by praising the author of the book to make the story accessible. Rajroshan has done an excellent job in writing the book. I have read every word of the book from cover to cover, with a temptation to never keep it down. 

On the other hand, the characters painted in the book are so lively infront of me to go find them in real life. For a curious reader this book is a testament of sheer passion and joy of the journey of a village boy making it to the top scientific league in the world. A big part of it maybe is due to the grounding and staying honest to the purpose of the profession. The book at the same time is also a story of a fledgling scientific discipline of a developing yet large country where appreciation of theoretical scientific work is rare among practitioners. These initial examples become the lighthouse where an ecosystem matures and the forthcoming generations develop on, “the shoulders of the giants”. This book reminded me of Seema Singh’s book on Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. I ended up gifting that book to many as a story of the biotech industry in India. The Indian ophthalmology landscape has some great world class institutes like Aravind Eye care and LVPEI, after reading this book, one can learn why they are great! 

I would highly recommend this book to the ones who have hope and believe in solving problems with limited means with an honest and sincere pursuit.

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