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Human stone collector - Imphal's retired teacher-herbalist has a unique hobby
The Telegraph | Imphal, July 25 2011:
Laishram Nabakishore with his stone collection. Telegraph picture
Padma Shri Laishram Nabakishore, who was bestowed the prestigious award in 2001 for his immense contribution in the field of herbal medicine, has another unique hobby — collecting human stones. Nabakishore, a retired government schoolteacher, has more than 1,00,400 stones, removed from over one lakh patients over a period of around three decades, at his residence in Sagolband Khamnam Leirak in Imphal West, around 3 km from here.
Medical students often visit him to study the stones. Nabakishore, however, is not a stone freak. He is an award-winning herbal super-specialist who treats stone patients using herbal and traditional methods of healing. All the stones in his collection were removed from his patients either through surgery or were passed out with urine.
Manipur has a high incidence of stone cases. The doctors at RIMS perform nearly 20 surgeries per week, according to its medical superintendent in-charge H. Shanti Singh.
Nabakishore started treating patients after retiring as Hindi teacher from a government school. He also works for the welfare of handicapped persons.
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