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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

Sep 9, 2022 • 24 tweets • 32 min read • Read on X

#GaneshChaturthi is a very very big day in Pune.

As sad as it is to bid farewell, #GaneshVisarjan is an even bigger deal!

It’s something you should absolutely try and experience first hand at some point.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

It starts with the Rangoli. The boys and girls who do it are amazing artists specially since you practically get only one shot.

A constant fracture is the “Bhagwa” “भगवा”.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The other two constants are the people’s Smartphones and the Dhol Tasha troupes. This is the culmination of their efforts.

It’s incredible what they pull off in this heat and humidity.

Good to see some young ones too.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The Dhol Tasha troupes are playing almost all the time but occasionally they have to wait for their turn.

Sometimes they also get to get a well deserved rest. Some needing it more than the others.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The unique feature of the procession/ मिरवणूक is the specific sequence.

The first five slots are always reserved for the “Manache Ganpati” aka “मानाचे गणपती”.

The order is:
1) Kasba
2) Tambdi Jogeshwari
3) Guruji Talim
4) Tulshibaug
5) Kesriwada

#मानाचेगणपती

The first mandal is #kasbaganpati which happens to be Pune’s “gram daivat” which basically means the “God of the City.”

Capturing this murti was the toughest challenge of the day.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

It is a privilege to be part of the troupe which plays in front of the “Murthi” and often has participation by celebrities.

The enthusiasm is very infectious!

#kasbaganpati #DholTasha

The second Ganpati Mandal is “Tambdi Jogeshwari”

“तांबडी जोगेश्वरी”

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The 3rd Ganpati Mandal is “Guruji Talim”

“गुरुजी तालीम”

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The 4th Ganpati mandal is “Tulshi Baug”

“तुळशीबाग”

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The fifth “Manacha Ganpati” is Kesriwada!

“केसरीवाडा”

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

There are many regular vendors making the essentials available for the devotees.

Each one of them mentioned, when asked, how #UPI has made their life so much easier, specially during the festival with the sudden surge in business.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

While the “Manache Ganpati” are making their way forward, all the other mandals are patiently awaiting their turn to join in, including the famous ones like Dagdusheth, Mandai and Bhau Rangari.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

The amazing decorations will come down soon but will leave a fond memory with all of us, at least till next year!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

There are many other skills on display in the procession also.

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

Time and again, you are treated to a wonderful performance by the Dhol Tasha troupes!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

From the Tri coloured turban to the barefoot Sadhu and the Lord Hanuman, there are many personalities to see Bappa off!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

And then there are the loyal Punekars!

While everyone comes out in HUGE numbers every year, this year as expected, the numbers were through the sky!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

I believe there were a lot of people from out of town who also made their way down this year!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

@Akshaymalpekar

I rarely take panoramic views but these two came out well.

Please view them in Landscape mode.

I asked a young man to take the one since was closer to the crowd and taller.

He took it and said “I follow you on Twitter”

Nice meeting you @Akshaymalpekar!

#PuneTwitter

Like cricket matches at the stadium, some people had a bird’s eye view!

Anyone reading this thread seated up there, do share your photos!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

Some business owners quickly adapted to make food and water/beverages available, which were clearly welcome as you can see.

Red Cross was providing free water and medical help.

Apte Road was a parking lot as expected!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन

It was a wonderful day.

I would have loved to go in the evening but may be next year!

गणपती बाप्पा मोरया, पुढच्या वर्षी लवकर या!

#Pune
#GanpatiVisarjan2022
#गणेश_विसर्जन
#GanpatiBappaMorya

#विसर्जन_मिरवणुक_पुणे

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The magic of modern medical technology:

Patient calls on Tuesday morning in acute pain. See him. Complains of severe pain in the gums adjacent to a lower left premolar. Also unable to eat. Pain starting to radiate to ear.

Normally these are warning signs of a cavity invading the nerve and needs a root canal or extraction.

I took 2 X-rays of the offending tooth and both showed no pathology. The tooth did not respond to any diagnostic tests either.

There was some bruising on the gums which the patient himself attributed to toothbrush trauma.

I wanted to be sure so advised him to get a CBCT aka 3D scan to rule out internal resorption or a fracture. Placed him on an anti inflammatory.

The patient called in the evening stating he was in very acute pain and just not able to eat anything. He was on his way to get a scan.

I put him on a stronger anti inflammatory. I probed a little about temperature sensitivity and he said now having ice cream was providing total relief from pain!

BINGO!

That’s the textbook test to establish diagnosis of partial necrosis aka the nerve was dying. As a result, there are gases formed and that’s the cause of intense pain.

Applying cold to the tooth acts to reduce the intensity and hence provides relief from pain.

But the question of basic cause still was a mystery.

Imagine my surprise when I got the results of the scan and there was a very small cavity in the tooth and a very tall nerve, neither of which were seen on the X-ray.

The scan shows the inside of the tooth from the top, front and side at 1 mm slices. It is also more sensitive and hence was able to detect a cavity not seen on a 2D X-ray.

I got the patient in the next day and started his root canal. Needless to say the nerve was almost dead.

The patient has not had any acute pain since then and was finally able to eat and also get some sleep.

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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

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Apr 6

Took the kids on a joy ride on the Metro today!

I never imagined we would have one in Pune in their liferime!

One of my favourite aspects are the various scenes we get to witness from the Metro that we would normally be fortunate to experience.

Like the various bridges…..

Some more bridges and some tracks…..

From a circus with a Ferris wheel to trees in full bloom to bales of hay at a stud farm to bare twigs and branches all within the heart of the city!

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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

@Gautaamm

Feb 13

Pune has always had a rich tradition of “Ganpati mandals.” Associated with the same is a history of “Dhol Tasha troupes”.

Schools like Ramanbaug,Numavi and Jnana Prabhodini have had one for a long time. In the early 1990’s, 2 school boys yearned to play in a Dhol Tasha troupe.

They approached their “Shakha Shikshak” with a request to have their own Ganpati mandal, mainly so they can play the Dhol Tasha.

The shikshak agreed to have a 1.5 day Ganpati and the boys were able to get started with their Dhol Tasha dream.

Back then, any such organisations were invariably named after “Shree Ram” and so the “Shree Ram Pathak Charitable trust” was born.

The children raised some funds from their own parents and purchased the first few Dhol Tasha instruments and started practicing.

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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

@Gautaamm

Jan 13

https://twitter.com/i_sudeepa/status/1746004437980917828

I have said this so often!

When you are a student, you are either in a university town or urban America and surrounded by people your age.

Happy hours and weekend parties help build a decent social life.

When you start working, that starts dwindling.

Specially if you are

https://twitter.com/i_sudeepa/status/1746004437980917828

Now in rural America in states like Ohio, Idaho, Nebraska which does not a lot of Desi folks living there.

Eventually comes the inevitable move do suburban life, which is when the loneliness really sets in.

Weekdays are pretty much occupied by work ans household chores.

Weekends are consumed by grocery shopping and laundary. Social life is usually meeting local friends on Friday and/or Sat night and some outing on Sunday.

If you live on the East Coast, you are more or less living a life similar to the lockdown during COVID from Nov to April.

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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

@Gautaamm

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Healthcare in India is set for a major overhaul.

@ThePollLady shared this article the other day:

#India #Healthcare #VentureCapital #Doctors #Hospitals

Initally healthcare was a Patient-Doctor relationship.

Then the Corporate Hospital Ownership came in and made it slightly commercial. People don't realize that this arrangement made it possible for doctors to avail of world class technology and deliver the best healthcare.

Now we have Venture Capitalists from Wall Street in the frame.

They are a purely financial institution and are only coming in to increase their profits by a large number.

They view a Hospital in the same way they view a Hotel or they view a Start up like Peter Thiel viewed FB.

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Gautam Govitrikar DMD

@Gautaamm

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Dental treatment gets a bad rap for being "painful".

If done by a well qualfied, skilled dentist with proper diagnosis and anesthesia, there is usually zero or near zero pain.

The pain and discomfort if any is usually during the healing phase.

There are 2 factors that are

responsible for this.

The difference in how the person's body and immune system reacts to surgery and dental procedures ARE surgeries. No one can predict that.

The other, and more relevant factor, is how well the patient follows the post operative instructions.

Medications are an integral part of any surgical treatment and if not taken as prescribed means basically the treatment is incomplete.

Now I will come to the main point.

Anti inflammatory and/or pain medications.

Anytime there is trauma, either due to injury or surgery,

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