The morning of 27th May, 2021, marked the unfortunate passing of 62-year-old Dr. Behramshah Mazda, one of Dahanu’s most popular and cherished residents, famous as the ‘Flying Doctor’ in keeping with his weekly, Sunday-morning ritual of flying his ultra-light aircraft across the Dahanu-Gholvad shores. He passed away at the Mumbai Hospital after he had tested positive for Covid. He is survived by his loving wife – Roxana and their much-loved pet pug.
Equipped with an MBBS degree from the Government Medical College, Solapur, Dr. Mazda dedicated his life to serving patients across the coastal town at his clinic on Dahanu’s Irani Road. He attended to the ailing – many of them adivasis from surrounding areas – seven days a week from his clinic as also from his home – Moti Manzil, his ancestral bungalow, just a few minutes from his clinic. Or he would be consulting patients via the telephone. While he charged a nominal fee, treatment for the underprivileged was free.
Till a couple of years ago, he nurtured his passion for flying, with a self-owned ultra-light aircraft, which resembled a tricycle with hang-glider-like wings and two tiny seat, and with which he glided into the Dahanu skies with, every Sunday morning at 7:00 am! He sold it off after four decades, due to issues of maintenance and various protocols.
Throughout his career, Dr. Mazda cured and saved thousands of lives, and he continued to do so through the pandemic. As per a news report in Mid-day, the adivasis from Palghar district, where Dahanu, shared during a recent on-ground reported series, that getting to a health centre meant walking miles. Containment Zone was an unheard phrase, and because they didn’t know better, corpses of covid victims were brought back to the village for a full-blown funeral, in complete violation of Covid-19 protocol. They had little to no awareness about the deadly pandemic. It was then, that practitioners like Dr. Mazda saved the day, to hold up rural and semi-urban India’s crumbling healthcare infrastructure.
The community stands in solidarity, by his wife and family. May his noble and kind soul attain Garothman Behest!
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