Indian Doctor stays back in Kyiv, decides to help evacuate students
Kolkata: While the Indian students stuck in word-stricken Ukraine are constantly trying to find ways to return home, a Kolkata-based doctor has decided not to return in order to help out the students. The doctor has been identified as Dr. Prithviraj Ghosh who is a 37-year-old doctor and a student consultant in Ukraine. He is currently helping in the evacuation of the Indian students.
As per the recent media report, he has helped in rescuing almost 350 students from Ukraine. The doctor confirmed that he is in Kyiv voluntarily. "I am not stuck here in Kyiv, I am not leaving by choice. I have evacuated almost 350 students from Ukraine. They were my students in Kyiv. The other coordinators who left asked me to help more students who are stuck in various parts, especially in Sumy," Dr. Ghosh told India Today.
The doctor informed that the ceasefire is for the common people of the country, not specifically for students, and in Kharkiv, almost 2,000 students were able to leave. However, many of them are still seeking help in leaving the country.
Pradip Ghosh, Ghosh's father, said his son is like an older brother to the students trapped in Ukraine, and they see him as their protector. He was ecstatic, claiming that this was the reason his son couldn't abandon them. Bratati, his mother, said she prays every day for the safe return of her son and the students whom her son has been assisting in the rescue.
"My parents are worried. I understand, but it is my responsibility. I promised the parents that I would take care of the students. I faced the crisis during 2013-2014 when I was a bit younger and had done the same. Now, I am more mature to handle this," he said. Dr. Ghosh stated that he could not leave the students in the face of danger and by helping them he was only doing his job.
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