Respected members,

On our 61st Annual Day, as I stand here, my mind goes back to the year 1999, when I joined Psychiatry at Nair Hospital and also became a life member of our society. I never imagined that one day I would be addressing this society as its President.

For me, Mumbai is truly a city of dreams a journey from a one-room kitchen in a typical Mumbai chawl to standing here at this podium today.

What I have earned today is much more valuable than money. To earn the respect and trust of your colleagues, who choose you to lead the society, is indeed a privilege. I bow with gratitude to my mentors at Nair Hospital and Rajawadi Hospital. I am thankful to my colleagues in private practice and to the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Nair Hospital, where I am part of the Autism Dynamic Intervention School.

I am also grateful to my patients, from whom I have learnt so much. But this year, I want to address a subject that is close to all of us, yet often remains unspoken Burnout among doctors. We work tirelessly for the well-being of our patients. But who cares for our own health the health of doctors, nurses, and other paramedical staff?