“It is gothic in style – the original college building classified as Grade 2B heritage structure,” said Dr Rewat Kaninde, the medical officer, who led Monday’s walk.
The hour-long walk had close to thirty participants including doctors, medical students and nurses, which started at the old building, built in 1845. We plan multiple walks in different languages,” said Dr Saple. There are many aspects of the institution that people are not aware of – the walks will illuminate them. “Well-known doctors have studied and given lectures in the anatomy hall. The hospital dean, Dr Pallavi Saple, an alumna of GMC and Sir JJ Hospital, has been working with representatives of ‘Friends of Grant Medical College (GMC) and Sir JJ Group of Hospital Trust’, an alumni group, to build a museum on the premises and organise the walks. A place of special importance is where bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine researched and discovered the vaccine against bubonic plague in 1893.
Seven heritage spots have been picked to showcase the hospital’s noteworthy past. The walk started on Monday, one-and-a-half-months after it was announced by the hospital administration.
Both the scenes were shot inside the city’s largest and oldest public hospital - Grant Medical College (GMC) and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals - which is now open for heritage walks. Mumbai: ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ fans now have an opportunity to step into the location where parts of the film were shot – Sanjay Dutt collapsing a moment before attempting to dissect a dead body and Dr Asthana addressing medical students in the anatomy lecture hall.