Book Review by LITEROMA PUBLISHING SERVICES :: ‘And So Can You’ by Dr. Roopleen
** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book.**
** Thanks to our reviewer Grishma Ninave for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. **
The title ‘And So Can You’ depicts the inspirational genre of the book and also attracts readers. It holds a deep meaning in just 4 words. The cover is a simple one with a red background and a stethoscope, but still looks beautiful and attractive. The blurb is catchy and compels one to read the entire book in one go.
The book comprises 17 stories of success that will surely inspire you. These are stories of doctors who struggled with challenges in their professional life, bravely faced obstacles and made it through because they believed they had a dream to fulfill and a mission to accomplish.
The book tells us stories of successful doctors in different field and what was that one thing which kept them moving and did not let them give up.
The first story is of Dr. Virendar Sarwal, named ‘TENACITY’. It tells how all success stories have a beginning, a middle, an end, and most importantly, a lot of ups and downs along the way. The story mentions incidents from Dr. Virendar’s life along the journey of his life where he met with numerous challenges and had to make courageous decisions. The story includes his life as a MBBS student and also as a doctor.
In the book, there is also a story named ‘FIGHTING SPIRIT’. Dr, Krishna Murthy’s story is like most of the success stories that we come across, , those which are rooted in struggles and challenges. For him, life has been a constant learning curve. In his journey to success, he has experienced it all: the rocky road, the difficult times, the struggles, stumbling over, the missteps and mistakes committed. But he kept on moving. With his resolve to put up his best fight, his willingness to introspect, and learn from his mistakes, he has turned the tide in his favor, putting himself on the fast road to excellence and distinction. He was the son of a doctor father and a homemaker mother, who were his biggest support system. His dad’s idea of letting him live life in his own way; and the time spent with his mother were the prime reasons for achieving his goals. Dr. Krishna has won many battles, and yet there is so much for him to achieve. He knows it that when he sets his eyes on something, nothing can stop him from achieving it.
One more story in the collection is ‘NEVER SAY DIE’, which obviously has a deep meaning. It is the story of Dr. Sundaram Natarajan, who is a senior vitreoretinal specialist. Both his father and grandfather were renowned eye surgeons, and hence ophthalmology was in his genes. The initial years of his childhood were spent in a small village, and he has many fond memories from that phase of his life. He later moved to Madras and was about to continue his studies in a school there. He was always inclined to academics. But along with this, he wasn’t positive at all and and was a cry-baby. Circumstances were such that he developed an inferiority complex. His parents tries their best to encourage him and taught him to be confidant. His father, along with his grandfather, taught him the anatomy of human eye. After boards, he gave entrance exams targeting various medical colleges. He was the only UG student who used to wear a tie to college. After finishing MBBS, he applied for a postgraduate course in Ophthalmology. Once he was scolded by his senior during his training duration. That day proved to be life changing for him.He made up his mind to learn everything from scratch and resolved to become the best vitreoretinal surgeon. Later he moved to Bombay for medicinal practice. He had no one to help him in Bombay. He still managed to emerge out of the struggle filled path because of his hard-work, enthusiasm and determination.
The author has used words very wisely and put in a large number of efforts while writing this book, and all of this is visible while reading the book. Being a medical expert, she has also put forward emergency situations very properly along with the use of certain medical terminologies. But apart from all this, the author has also written these stories in a lucid and easy language for the readers. The plots, the situations and the stories have been narrated in a beautiful manner too, they are sure to keep any interested reader glued to the book. Another good thing is that, at the end of each story, there are two sections namely, advice to young and aspiring doctors, and words of wisdom.
Words of Wisdom from the book:-
1. To be a successful doctor, you must have an appetite to out in hard labour, work long hours, and handle unforeseen circumstances.
2. Get your attitude right and everything else will fall in place.
3. In downtimes, hold on to faith and look within for support.
4. Don’t get into the medical field because you want to earn name, fame, and money. Join the profession only if you have compassion and temperament for helping and serving others.
5. Look at your life from your viewpoint and do things your way. If that makes sense to you and gives you happiness, that’s the right way and that spells success for you.
6. Don’t get scared of your goals. Just keep walking towards them one step at a time and it will one day all come to you.
7. Do not give up. No matter how close you are to the edge, hold on to hope and keep working hard. You can transform your life.
8. Believe in yourself. You have the power to break through the difficulties and obstacles that come in the way of reaching your goals.
9. Grab all opportunities that come your way. Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone.
10. Never stop learning. Keep pushing yourself beyond your limits; keep working towards your goals.
11. After a setback, don’t stop, think, hesitate, or fear. Just get your head down and begun working. Keep working till you are up again.
12. Each individual is special, gifted. Find out your abilities and talents and tap your potential to the full.
13. Planning and then brilliantly executing your plans is the key to success in today’s competitive times.
14. Accept what happens in your life and stop worrying about things you cannot do or change.
15. Life is continuously moving; it is happening now. Don’t regret the past and don’t sweat over what the future holds for you. Go with the flow and give it your best shot.
Overall, I rate the book as 5*/5* and would recommend to Medical experts, Medical aspirants and all other readers who love motivational books like me.
** Thanks to our reviewer Grishma Ninave for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. **
The title ‘And So Can You’ depicts the inspirational genre of the book and also attracts readers. It holds a deep meaning in just 4 words. The cover is a simple one with a red background and a stethoscope, but still looks beautiful and attractive. The blurb is catchy and compels one to read the entire book in one go.
The book comprises 17 stories of success that will surely inspire you. These are stories of doctors who struggled with challenges in their professional life, bravely faced obstacles and made it through because they believed they had a dream to fulfill and a mission to accomplish.
The book tells us stories of successful doctors in different field and what was that one thing which kept them moving and did not let them give up.
The first story is of Dr. Virendar Sarwal, named ‘TENACITY’. It tells how all success stories have a beginning, a middle, an end, and most importantly, a lot of ups and downs along the way. The story mentions incidents from Dr. Virendar’s life along the journey of his life where he met with numerous challenges and had to make courageous decisions. The story includes his life as a MBBS student and also as a doctor.
In the book, there is also a story named ‘FIGHTING SPIRIT’. Dr, Krishna Murthy’s story is like most of the success stories that we come across, , those which are rooted in struggles and challenges. For him, life has been a constant learning curve. In his journey to success, he has experienced it all: the rocky road, the difficult times, the struggles, stumbling over, the missteps and mistakes committed. But he kept on moving. With his resolve to put up his best fight, his willingness to introspect, and learn from his mistakes, he has turned the tide in his favor, putting himself on the fast road to excellence and distinction. He was the son of a doctor father and a homemaker mother, who were his biggest support system. His dad’s idea of letting him live life in his own way; and the time spent with his mother were the prime reasons for achieving his goals. Dr. Krishna has won many battles, and yet there is so much for him to achieve. He knows it that when he sets his eyes on something, nothing can stop him from achieving it.
One more story in the collection is ‘NEVER SAY DIE’, which obviously has a deep meaning. It is the story of Dr. Sundaram Natarajan, who is a senior vitreoretinal specialist. Both his father and grandfather were renowned eye surgeons, and hence ophthalmology was in his genes. The initial years of his childhood were spent in a small village, and he has many fond memories from that phase of his life. He later moved to Madras and was about to continue his studies in a school there. He was always inclined to academics. But along with this, he wasn’t positive at all and and was a cry-baby. Circumstances were such that he developed an inferiority complex. His parents tries their best to encourage him and taught him to be confidant. His father, along with his grandfather, taught him the anatomy of human eye. After boards, he gave entrance exams targeting various medical colleges. He was the only UG student who used to wear a tie to college. After finishing MBBS, he applied for a postgraduate course in Ophthalmology. Once he was scolded by his senior during his training duration. That day proved to be life changing for him.He made up his mind to learn everything from scratch and resolved to become the best vitreoretinal surgeon. Later he moved to Bombay for medicinal practice. He had no one to help him in Bombay. He still managed to emerge out of the struggle filled path because of his hard-work, enthusiasm and determination.
The author has used words very wisely and put in a large number of efforts while writing this book, and all of this is visible while reading the book. Being a medical expert, she has also put forward emergency situations very properly along with the use of certain medical terminologies. But apart from all this, the author has also written these stories in a lucid and easy language for the readers. The plots, the situations and the stories have been narrated in a beautiful manner too, they are sure to keep any interested reader glued to the book. Another good thing is that, at the end of each story, there are two sections namely, advice to young and aspiring doctors, and words of wisdom.
Words of Wisdom from the book:-
1. To be a successful doctor, you must have an appetite to out in hard labour, work long hours, and handle unforeseen circumstances.
2. Get your attitude right and everything else will fall in place.
3. In downtimes, hold on to faith and look within for support.
4. Don’t get into the medical field because you want to earn name, fame, and money. Join the profession only if you have compassion and temperament for helping and serving others.
5. Look at your life from your viewpoint and do things your way. If that makes sense to you and gives you happiness, that’s the right way and that spells success for you.
6. Don’t get scared of your goals. Just keep walking towards them one step at a time and it will one day all come to you.
7. Do not give up. No matter how close you are to the edge, hold on to hope and keep working hard. You can transform your life.
8. Believe in yourself. You have the power to break through the difficulties and obstacles that come in the way of reaching your goals.
9. Grab all opportunities that come your way. Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone.
10. Never stop learning. Keep pushing yourself beyond your limits; keep working towards your goals.
11. After a setback, don’t stop, think, hesitate, or fear. Just get your head down and begun working. Keep working till you are up again.
12. Each individual is special, gifted. Find out your abilities and talents and tap your potential to the full.
13. Planning and then brilliantly executing your plans is the key to success in today’s competitive times.
14. Accept what happens in your life and stop worrying about things you cannot do or change.
15. Life is continuously moving; it is happening now. Don’t regret the past and don’t sweat over what the future holds for you. Go with the flow and give it your best shot.
Overall, I rate the book as 5*/5* and would recommend to Medical experts, Medical aspirants and all other readers who love motivational books like me.
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