Respected Senior members and colleagues,

Greetings!

This is the first activity of our new team of ISA NCB 2023-24, and no other day can be better than ‘WORLD ANESTHESIA DAY’ for anaesthesiologists to make a new beginning.

To begin with, I wish you all a happy ‘WORLD ANESTHESIA DAY’. If we investigate the history of anaesthesia, what a historical moment was created when Sir W.T.G. Morten demonstrated the first successful use of Ether anaesthesia publicly, 177 years back! Since then, there has been many developments in the field of anaesthesia in leaps and bounds and sometimes rapidly. Also, there were many unsung heroes whose contributions in the evolvement of anaesthesia have gone unrecognised. I take this opportunity to pay my tribute to all of them. Today the role of anaesthesiologists is not confined to the operation theatre but expanded much beyond. So, Anaesthesia has been redefined to give care to the patients beyond the conventional boundaries! Anaesthesiologists play vital roles in ICU, emergency, and trauma, as pain specialists, painless labour and much more.

I feel honoured to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading this prestigious organisation which has been led by the stalwarts like Dr. R.K. Pradhan. Each President and their team have immensely contributed to the growth of this prestigious organisation and the rich legacy created has been carried forward by the successor. I congratulate the previous team lead by Dr. Rashmi Shingade for their spectacular performance throughout their tenure. I express heartfelt gratitude for giving me the opportunity to carry the baton for the tenure 2023-24. 

In this tenure we shall give emphasis on strengthening the academic participation and self-development of our members and work towards our social commitment i.e., ‘Mission: No tobacco for safe anaesthesia’ along with COLS activities. I, along with my team promise to work with utmost sincerity and the best of our capabilities to keep the ISA flag flying high. I seek blessings, good wishes and support from all of you and request each member for active participation in the activities throughout our tenure.

Long Live ISA! Long Live ISA NCB!!!