Santanu Chaudhuri - The Fourth Sun Sign: From A Doctors Diary

The Fourth Sun Sign

From A Doctors Diary

The Fourth Sun Sign

From A Doctors Diary

Santanu Chaudhuri

First published in India 2017

2017 by Santanu Chaudhuri
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To Maa, My wife Aparna and our son Soham, My family and friends, All cancer patients and especially those, who are the heroes of these true stories.

Dr Chaudhuri is amongst the leading oncologists in the country and an alumnus of the Tata Memorial Hospital. His sensitive perceptions and creative nature has culminated in this priceless collection of stories The Fourth Sun Sign. This book reflects the joys and sorrows, frustrations and satisfactions of all of us, oncologists

A K Dcruz MS, DNB, FRCS ( Hon)

Director Tata Memorial Hospital

Professor & Surgeon

Past President, Foundation of head and neck oncology

Past Secretary for the Action Council for Tobacco Control

Board of Directors UICC

The 'Fourth Sun Sign' is a collection of short stories of a very well acclaimed cancer specialist from India. Not only being a good clinician and academician, his multi faceted character has made him a successful musician and social activist also. This new endeavour of his is also an excellent example of his perfection and creativity. These rich, soul stirring stories will make you introspect and understand life in a fresh new way. These stories have come out of someone who sees smile and tears, every day. These unique short stories of human life have touched my heart and made me understand that life is a celebration of continuity.

I wish all the best to Santanu Chaudhuri for this wonderful piece of work from our side.

Dr Rajesh Vashistha

Secretary General AROI

Association of Radiation oncologists of India.

Santanu has surprised the oncology community with his linguistic creativity. His stories beautifully bring forth the everyday challenges faced by oncologists dealing with a fatal disease. He has explained the patient doctor relationship and their interactions in a manner that has never been written before. It is amazing that he could pen down such beautiful stories despite being an extremely busy Oncologist. I wish him the very best in his new Avtar.

Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi

Renowned Cancer Surgeon at
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Founder member- SAARC Federation of oncology.

Founder Patron- Voice of Tobacco Victims campaign

Judy Wilkenfeld Award Winner for
International Tobacco Control Excellence.

Santanu Chaudhuri is my very close friend and a renowned cancer specialist of international acclaim. Other than being a clinician I had known him as a very accomplished singer. The Fourth Sun Sign was a surprise for me. The prolific writing, the softly emerging story lines,the subtle mesh of interactions in psychological mindsets, took us to a different world. Kudos to the clinician, the musician, the social activist and now, the writer. All the best for your new venture in support of cancer patients.

Dr (Prof) Virendra Vyas

Professor and Head(RO) MGIMS

President(Maharashtra Chapter) and

Senior Vice President-Association Of Radiation Oncologists of India.

The microscope of a brilliant caregiver becomes the looking glass of a sensitive storyteller.

Prof Mousumi Banerjee

Director of Biostatistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ,USA.

Candid and humanistic portrayal of the many faces of a deadly disease, from one of its tremendous adversaries

Dr Rajeeb Chakraborty.

Noted Sarod Maestro and academician.

Beautiful, poignant, heartfelt and sincere, this book gives me Hope in a era of callous commercialism.....straight from the heart of a doctor-healer who feels passionately for his profession and cares deeply for his patients. Yes, there is Hope.

Amrapali Sahai

Wanderer, Dubai

Poetic, deeply observant, reactive and poignant. These brilliantly insightful stories take the reader into that brilliant twilight zone where the continuity of life is constantly being celebrated.

Shoubhik Roy

Film maker & artistic producer

I found it extremely evocative and moving, a tribute to the fundamental values and emotions that binds us all of humanity together. The flow of the narrative as well as the language was also refreshingly languid.

Cancer is a scary topic for most people and it is really encouraging to read such real life stories that show the indomitable human spirit triumphing upon the disease.

Arindam Das

Senior banker, UAE

Santanu Chaudhuris style of writing reaffirms the eternal truth that exclusivity and gorgeousness lies in simplicity: the very essence of his storytelling.

Pandit Suman Ghosh

Hindusthani Classical Vocalist

Houston, USA

Lucid and profound, with each character so beautifully fleshed out. A heart-warming, poignant tale of despair and hope.

Vikash Khurana-

Eminent theatre personality and Founder of Stagecraft Theatres.

T his collection of short stories are true life incidents, from the repository of my three decades of practice; and frankly it happened to me rather than I planning for it. Clinical research and writing scientific chapters were nothing new and had culminated in many national and international publications over the years. But the idea of writing a book, based on true case stories, was not something that I had envisioned.