Dr. Jaidev Singh Retola, The start of everything

The talented Dr. Jaidev Singh Retola

Dr. Jaidev Singh Retola, born April 1, 1947, in Sheel Village of Rohru, Himachal Pradesh, India, has been a well known name for his contributions towards curing Gangerene and he also managed to forsee various instances of severe plague in the upper regions of India's popular hill state, Himachal Pradesh. Dr. Jaidev singh retola was born to Late Shri Babu Amar Nath Singh Retola and Late Smt Alka Retola. He has been awarded with various national and international accolades for his contribution towards medical science. Dr. Retola is notable for curing serious life threatening disease, Gangrene, without the need of amputation.
His Father, Amar Nath Singh Retola was a Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineer. He was the man who installed the first telephone service for the Maharaj of Bushehar constituenty, Maharaj Padam Singh. He also installed telephone lines from Sarahan to Rampur and further towards Rampur to Rohru till Kalpa. Amar Nath Singh Retola fought in the IInd world war at Tehran, Iran, Turkey, Mesopotamia and Baghdad fronts as the first I.O.R (Indian Officer Rank) Major in R.A.F (Royal Air Force) wing of Indo British Army. For his sheer dedication and hardwork, British officers decided to honour his legacy by awarding him a name Babu. Amar Nath Singh Retola also had the honour of driving the first car of Viceroy General of British India. He drove the car from Delhi to Shimla (Simla) when the construction work of the road from Kalka to Shimla was completed.

Dr. Jaidev Singh Retola was clearly influenced by the achievements of his father and thus, he was a very bright student since class 1.
After completing his senior secondary studies from Jubbal, he moved to Madhya Pradesh and enrolled himself in the Government Degree College Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. It was the 1970s, an era when former Indian Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi also had to acknowledge Dr. Retola’s abilities. Well, it was for his political understanding that spared a state from political turbulence. During his college days, he was the president of Gandhi Medical College Students Union and he along with other student unions and leaders gathered help and decided to assist the state authorities in food procurement crisis. Mrs. Gandhi was glad to hear from the students as she supported the students led delegation from Bhopal. She hoped students from other states will follow the footsteps of this outstanding example. During the turmoil, brave students offered to run buses and protected loyal workers. The strike was finally broken and called off, bringing much anticipated calmness.Dr. Retola’s short political joyride as a student union president went a step ahead when Smt. Indira Gandhi (Former Prime Minister, India) and Chief Minister P.C. Sethi congratulated him for his help.
During his college days, he was an avid sportsman, he was into body building and wrestling, he loved writing poems and songs, he was a dancer and he was an actor too.
"Khuda ne husn baksha hai tumhein barbas qayamat dhaane k liye aur aankhein bakshi hain jaise jam-e-mohabbat pilane k liye. Magar kya tuk hota tere iss husn-o-shabbab ka, Khuda ne gar na bheja hota koi dil se dil milane k liye."
This particular shayari excerpt was sung by Dr.Jai Dev Singh Retola in Mehfil-e-Khaas in confrontation of a very renowned Qawali singer Shakeela Bano Bhopali.

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