Anil Rupani

Our memories of Anil are still vivid. He was a multifaceted person, with an envious personality, a gifted athlete, and an ace student who loved sports, music, and the movies. If he had a weakness, it was for Hema Malini who was his poster girl.

After HPS the three of us went on to complete our MBBS.  Although he was in Warangal, he made it a point to travel to Hyderabad almost all weekends to meet us. The bond of our friendship grew even stronger during those days after our schooling

After we graduated, Anil and Rajender left for Lagos to pursue a career in Paediatrics. .

Anil and Rajender worked in the emergency department of the Lagos State Massey Children’s Hospital, which was the busiest children’s hospital in West Africa,

He was a great person to work with, with amazing bedside manners, charm, and clinical skills. Most evenings when not working, he would play squash and both he and Rajender would frequently meet at their favourite pub and casino.

It did not take long for word to spread around the strong Sindhi community that, there was this handsome Sindhi doctor who was highly qualified and talented. Sindhis normally, opt to do business and a Sindhi doctor was like spotting a Cheetah in Abid Road. Kamala Mulani, the pretty daughter of a highly successful businessman from Singapore was the lucky woman to tie the knot to the most eligible Sindhi in Lagos. The party organized to celebrate the marriage overlooking the lagoon was the talk of the town with politicians, business tycoons, and government officials in attendance.

Anil and Rajender moved on to Dublin, Ireland for their higher studies in paediatrics. They connected with Ramesh who was pursuing his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. The three of us met several times after that in Ireland, the UK, India, and Dubai

Anil finally moved on to Dubai, to work at the children’s hospital, which he really enjoyed till his untimely death playing tennis. As a sportsman at heart and he left all of us in the lurch doing what he loved to do all the time.