We have lost our uncle, Dr. M A Gangadhar, on August 29th 2012. He was a Veterinarian and was serving as Assistant Director, Institute of Animal Husbandry, Mandapeta, at the time of this death. It's been 8 months since the demise. Our loss is something which can't be expressed in mere words. He was always a father figure to me. The simple presence of him in my life used to be a constant morale and confidence booster of sorts.
After a vacuum that was created with the demise, we had a great news of sorts on 27th April 2013, the World Veterinarian's Day. The department in which he worked has started a tradition of identifying the best Veterinarian in the District of East Godavari and awarding him Dr. Makineedi Achyutha Gangadhar Memorial Award for exemplary work in Veterinary Services. On the inception, this award went to Dr. R Venkateswara Rao, a colleague and a good friend of Dr. M A Gangadhar.
Our entire family is humbled and will be eternally thankful to the Veterinary Department of East Godavari district for making Dr. M A Gangadhar live forever through this kind gesture. I personally want to thank Dr. Anitha, Dr. L K Sudhakar and Dr. Gabriel, for proposing and executing this. They are to take this to the state level from next year.
I always knew Dr. Gangadhar as my uncle and never looked beyond that. It is only after the loss, that I could see how great human being he was. I know he will live forever in my heart and now I am sure that he will live forever even in the hearts of fellow veterinarians.
