He broke my heart because his only focus in life was clearing his NEET exams. A year and more of house arrest and disappointments,  and finally on his second attempt getting into a  medical college, well it has been quite a phenomenal journey 

Becoming a Doctor was not easy, I totally remember him calling me over the span of four and half years and crying over calls. But he did it. 

Soon after getting his degree, he rushed back to the hospital for his internship and training in the hospital. 

Because of the lack of medical staff and emergency situation in the country, hospitals are assigning fresh graduates and final year students into Covid Wards. I asked Aakash, wasn't he scared to go inside a room full of patients suffering from Covid? He told me, what I know and am aware of is that I am the safest inside that ward wearing a PPE kit, because everyone inside I know are patients, outside I am not sure how many people are infected. 

On his first day of duty in the Covid Ward, he felt devastated as he saw 4 people dying in front of his eyes. He mentioned that hearing about people dying on the news is altogether a different feeling than seeing people dying in front of your eyes. By the third or fourth day of his duty, he started feeling numb.

He feels there should be a law against the people who attack the Doctors, as they're putting their life at risk and doing their job without any breaks during these tough times. 

He mentions that, we Doctors study 19 subjects to save lives, but I think we should study 20 subjects instead, one more to learn how can we save our lives too, and not get attacked or thrashed for just doing our job. 

Although Aakash was influenced by his elder brother, and thus wanted to become a Doctor. But now seeing the present situation and circumstances he feels proud to be part of the Doctors community, and feels responsible towards saving as many lives as he can.