He is not less than a celebrity in Janathanagar, Mysuru. He is identified as ‘Hathrupayi Doctru’ than Dr. Ananth P. Bhat, an Ayurveda doctor. Everyone in the area treats him as a family member so much so that even a vegetable vendor or a coconut vendor refuses to take money for the items purchased by this doctor. Most of the times, he pleads with them to accept the money but he has been unsuccessful in making payment as ‘love’ has superseded over ‘business connection.’ For the area residents, ‘Namma Doctru’ has been a ‘friend’, ‘philosopher’ and ‘Apthamitra.’ An unassuming personality hailing from Kadur in Chikmagalur district and now residing at Bank Colony, 45-year-old Dr. Ananth Bhat shared his experiences with Star of Mysore in a free-wheeling chat. Excerpts...
By Shyam Sundar Vattam
