Welcome to Episode 5, Hyderabad. This is a very special episode for me because this is the first (of many) episodes with an immigrant who is an NHS consultant Dr. Raja Adnan Ahmed who has been pivotal as a source of motivation to me while I was trying to formulate this project. We sat down and talked about his memory of a childhood full of love, laughter, Sindhi Biryani and Sindhari Mango trees in a quiet but alluring city near the banks of the River Indus. Hyderabad translates to “City of Lions” in Urdu, rich with a history of sufism and tales of courage, famous for its cool summer evenings, fertile land and friendly people.
Dr. Raja Adnan Ahmed is a Consultant Psychiatrist who came to the UK in 2005. He chose to make Wales his home because of his love for nature and running. He can be found completing 10ks regularly around the UK, climbing mountains with gastroenterologists and guiding junior doctors towards Psychiatry as well as providing a beacon of support for IMGs via his Facebook page and Youtube channel.
His humility was what struck me the most ever since the time I have had the pleasure of knowing him. Life will give all of us varying levels of success, the important thing is never to forget where you came from – his insistence to remain true to his roots and his relatability make him a worthy mentor for others. We talk about all things that immigrants have to go through such as impostor syndrome, the awkwardness of greeting others in your own cultural parlance, lack of a support system in an alien land, visa problems and end up with his advice to the next generation. During this entire conversation, Adnan bhai kept smiling as he usually does but the widest smile was reserved for when he talked about his children. Please watch the episode to hear his story. It has been an honour to bring this to you all.
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