From one man’s vision in 1967 to a three-generation legacy of trust, compassion, and excellence

NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044

There are careers measured in years. There are careers measured in achievements. And then there are lives measured by the number of people whose lives have been touched, restored and made better. The story of Prof. Dr. M. S. Gowd belongs to the third kind.

In 1967, when dentistry in India was still finding its place in the public consciousness, a young dentist began a journey that would eventually become one of Hyderabad’s enduring stories in healthcare. That young professional was Prof. Dr. M. S. Gowd.

What began in 1967 as the vision and enterprise of one dentist gradually evolved into an institution, a profession embraced by a family, and a philosophy of care passed from one generation to another. But the most important part of the story is not the growth of a dental hospital. It is the story of why Dr. Gowd devoted his life to dentistry in the first place.

A pioneer who believed dentistry could change lives

Dr. Gowd’s professional journey began at a time when dentistry did not enjoy the recognition it commands today. He completed his BDS in 1967 and pursued postgraduate training in Prosthodontics, developing expertise in restoring not only dental function but also the appearance and confidence of his patients. His career subsequently extended into government service, academia, professional leadership and private practice. For Dr. Gowd, dentistry was never merely about treating teeth.

It was about restoring something that can be difficult to measure but is immediately recognizable when it returns: confidence. A person who has lost the ability to smile freely does not experience that loss merely as a dental problem. It can affect how they speak. How they meet people. How they photograph themselves. How confidently they enter a room. How they see themselves.

Dr. Gowd understood this dimension of dentistry early, and devoted his professional life to it. That understanding helped shape his pioneering interest in aesthetic and cosmetic dentistry, prosthodontics, implants, and advanced restorative care.

The courage to be ahead of his time

Great pioneers are rarely satisfied with doing what has always been done. They ask a different question: What can be done better? Dr. Gowd repeatedly asked that question. Dr. Gowd’s institutional history credits him and his team with pioneering advanced dental practices in the region, including cosmetic dentistry, laser dentistry and dental implants. Contemporary accounts of his career describe his long-standing commitment to bringing new technologies and treatment approaches to patients in South India. His interest in innovation was not innovation for its own sake. It was patient-centred.

New technology mattered because it could make treatment more precise. New techniques mattered because they could make treatment more comfortable. Cosmetic dentistry mattered because a restored smile could restore confidence. Implant dentistry mattered because a missing tooth could mean much more than an empty space. That is the difference between being a technologist and being a true healthcare pioneer. The technology was never the purpose. The patient was.

Twenty-two years of public service

Before his name became synonymous with private dental excellence, Dr. Gowd devoted 22 years to government service, eventually retiring as Dean of the Army Dental College. Those years are an important part of his story because they reveal the breadth of his understanding of dentistry. He was not simply a clinician. He was an educator. An administrator. A mentor. A public servant. And a professional leader.

His career also earned him distinction within organized dentistry. He is described in professional profiles as the first dentist from Andhra Pradesh to serve as President of the Indian Prosthodontic Society. He was also selected as an official dentist to the Governor and served as a consultant to Governors of Andhra Pradesh for many years. These were honours. But they were also responsibilities. And Dr. Gowd appears to have understood them that way.

The man who wanted people to understand their own health

Perhaps one of the most admirable aspects of Dr. Gowd’s legacy is that he did not believe the dentist’s responsibility ended when the patient left the chair. He believed in education. He wanted people to understand dental health before pain forced them to seek treatment. He wanted families to understand prevention. He wanted ordinary people to know that oral health was not an isolated concern but an important part of overall wellbeing. And he did something remarkable to achieve that.

Dr. Gowd has authored books on oral health and dentistry in multiple languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and English. His first Telugu book, Mee Chirunavunu Saridhidukondi, was published in 1997, beginning a sustained effort to make dental knowledge accessible to people beyond the professional medical community. More recently, Miles of Smiles continued that tradition.

There is something deeply human in that decision. A doctor can help the patient sitting in front of him. A doctor who educates an entire community can help people he may never meet. That was Dr. Gowd’s larger vision.

A dentist who helped elevate the profession itself

Dr. Gowd’s generation faced a different India. Dentistry was not always understood as the sophisticated healthcare discipline it is today. In an account of his career, he reflected on the struggle dentists once faced to gain recognition and expressed satisfaction at the respect the profession eventually achieved.

His response was not to complain about the limitations of his time. He worked to overcome them. Through education. Through clinical excellence. Through professional leadership. Through public awareness. Through innovation. And through an unwavering commitment to his patients. In doing so, he contributed not only to the growth of his own institution but to the changing perception of dentistry itself.

Compassion as a professional discipline

It is easy to speak about compassion. It is much harder to make it part of a professional life lasting more than five decades. The accounts surrounding Dr. Gowd repeatedly return to his personalized approach to patients. A contemporary profile described the warmth with which he spoke about his profession and family, noting the genuine smile with which he discussed his work. Another account characterized his practice as being associated with personalized service. That matters. Because the best healthcare is not coldly technical. It is technically excellent and deeply human.

A patient may forget the model of a machine used during treatment. They may forget the name of a particular procedure. But they remember how they were treated. Whether someone listened. Whether someone explained. Whether someone reassured them. Whether they felt like a patient number, or a human being. Dr. Gowd’s enduring reputation suggests that this human dimension was never secondary to him. It was part of the treatment itself.

His greatest innovation: trust

Machines become outdated. Techniques evolve. Buildings change. Even the definition of “modern dentistry” changes with every generation. But trust remains timeless. The most extraordinary achievement of a dental institution founded in 1967 is therefore not simply that it survived for decades. It is that generations of families continued to place their health in its hands. The hospital today describes itself as a three-generation dental family, with the next generation continuing the work begun by Dr. Gowd. That is more than succession. It is inheritance of values.

The younger generation may work with digital dentistry, advanced imaging, aligners, implants and technologies that Dr. Gowd could only have imagined when he began. But beneath all of that remains the original principle: Take care of the person.

A legacy that belongs to the people

The story of Dr. Gowd also extends beyond the walls of his clinics. The institution records community initiatives, dental camps, and oral-health programmes, including work involving underserved communities and villages. This aspect deserves particular recognition. Because healthcare becomes truly meaningful when excellence is accompanied by accessibility and awareness. Dr. Gowd’s contribution was therefore not limited to those who could walk into his clinic. Through public education, books, awareness efforts and community initiatives, his work reached people who might otherwise never have had access to professional dental knowledge. That is the mark of someone who sees medicine as a social responsibility, not merely a profession.

Three generations, one philosophy

Today, the Dr. Gowds name represents a family of dental professionals. But the family legacy is not simply biological. It is professional. It is ethical. It is philosophical. What has passed from one generation to another is the belief that a dentist should never stop learning. That excellence requires discipline. That innovation must serve humanity. That patients deserve dignity. That knowledge should be shared. And that a smile is not a superficial thing. A smile can be an expression of health. Of confidence. Of belonging. Of freedom. Of joy. The work of restoring it can therefore become an act of profound human service.

1967 is the starting point of a journey.

It was the year Dr. M. S. Gowd began laying the foundations of what would become a remarkable dental legacy. More than half a century later, the significance of that beginning can be understood differently. The real achievement was not simply building an organization. It was building belief. Belief that dentistry could be world-class. Belief that Indian patients deserved the best available care. Belief that technology could be brought closer to ordinary people. Belief that education could prevent suffering. And, above all, belief that every patient deserved to be treated with care and respect.

A life of purpose

When a professional career lasts more than five decades, the list of accomplishments inevitably becomes long. Degrees. Fellowships. Leadership positions. Awards. Innovations. Books. Institutions. Students. Patients. But if all those accomplishments had to be reduced to one sentence, perhaps the simplest would be this: Prof. Dr. M. S. Gowd devoted his life to making people healthier, more confident, and more willing to smile. That is why his legacy deserves to be remembered with more than statistics. It deserves to be remembered with gratitude. Because behind every procedure was a person. Behind every patient was a family. Behind every restored smile was a story. And behind the institution that carries his name stands a man who chose, in 1967, to dedicate his life to a profession that he would spend the next five-plus decades elevating.

The enduring promise

The greatest tribute to a pioneer is not to preserve his past unchanged. It is to carry his purpose forward. That is what makes a generational legacy meaningful. The world of dentistry has changed enormously since 1967. The instruments are different. The technologies are different. The possibilities are different. But one principle remains unchanged: People still want to be treated by someone who cares.

That was Dr. M. S. Gowd’s great strength.

• He cared about the profession.
• He cared about innovation.
• He cared about education.
• He cared about public awareness.
• He cared about his patients.

And he cared enough to build something that could continue serving people long after the first clinic opened its doors. That is the true meaning of a legacy. Not merely that a name survives. But that a value system survives with it. And perhaps that is the finest way to honour Prof. Dr. M. S. Gowd: To remember not only the pioneer who advanced dentistry, but the compassionate professional who understood that behind every tooth was a human being, and behind every smile was a life waiting to be lived with greater confidence. From 1967 to the generations that followed, the story of Dr. M. S. Gowd is ultimately a story of service. A story of vision. A story of compassion. And above all, a story of a lifelong passion for giving people a reason to smile.

Appreciative Inquiry Circles | Listening, Learning, and Creating Prosperity Together with Global TV

NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044

There is a powerful idea behind every meaningful community: people already possess stories, experiences, skills, and possibilities that can help one another grow. The challenge is to create a space where those strengths can be heard, appreciated, and transformed into action. Appreciative Inquiry Circles, in collaboration with Global TV, are envisioned as such spaces.

Rather than beginning with the question, “What is wrong?”, an Appreciative Inquiry Circle begins with a different question: “What is working, what have we learned, and what could we create together?”

It is an approach to conversation, storytelling and collective action that brings people together around strengths, possibilities and shared aspirations. Global TV adds an important dimension to this process: the ability to capture, edit, organise and share those stories, allowing conversations that begin in a small circle to reach a much wider community. The initiative welcomes people with different interests and abilities. Those who enjoy Speaking and Listening, Shooting and Editing, Organising and PR, or Finance and Planning can all find a meaningful role.

1. From Complaint Boxes to Possibility Circles

Many organisations and communities have become accustomed to collecting complaints. Complaint boxes, feedback forms and problem lists have their place, but they can unintentionally create a culture in which people become experts at identifying what is wrong without necessarily becoming equally confident about imagining what could be better.

Appreciative Inquiry offers another starting point. An Appreciative Inquiry Circle asks people to recall moments when something worked particularly well. It invites them to talk about people who made a difference, relationships that helped them through difficult situations, achievements that deserve recognition and experiences that revealed unexpected possibilities.

The intention is not to pretend that problems do not exist. It is to change the starting point of the conversation. Instead of asking only: “What went wrong?” we can also ask:

“When did we get it right?”
“What made that possible?”
“What can we learn from it?”
“What would happen if we created more of it?”

These questions can transform the atmosphere of a group.

A circle becomes a place where people listen to one another, discover strengths they had overlooked and begin imagining a future together. This is where storytelling becomes particularly powerful. A story is not merely an account of something that happened. It can carry experience, emotion, wisdom, identity, and a great possibility to create a bright future.

2. The Power of Speaking and Listening

At the heart of every Appreciative Inquiry Circle are two simple human abilities: speaking and listening. Speaking gives people an opportunity to tell their stories in their own words. Listening gives those stories value. There is a growing need for spaces where people are not competing for attention but genuinely listening to one another. A young person may have an insight that an experienced professional has never considered. A parent may carry a story of resilience that can inspire an entire community. A senior citizen may possess decades of knowledge that would otherwise disappear without being recorded.

The Speaking and Listening team can help create the conditions for these stories to emerge. Participants can learn how to ask thoughtful questions, conduct conversations, facilitate circles and listen without immediately judging or interrupting. They can also learn the art of identifying the moments in a conversation that deserve to become stories.

Global TV provides a platform for taking those conversations further. A circle may begin with five or ten people around a table. But through responsible storytelling and media production, the learning can travel beyond that room. The objective is not to make celebrities out of participants. It is to make ordinary experiences visible and valuable.

3. Shooting and Editing: Turning Conversations into Stories

Every meaningful conversation contains moments worth remembering. The Shooting and Editing team helps preserve those moments. This is where technology becomes an instrument of storytelling rather than an end in itself. People interested in cameras, mobile phones, sound, lighting, video editing, photography, graphics, or publishing can contribute to the initiative. They can learn to document Appreciative Inquiry Circles and transform conversations into accessible stories.

The emphasis should remain on authenticity. Good storytelling does not require elaborate equipment. It requires attention: a good question, a genuine answer, a meaningful expression, an important detail, and the patience to let a story unfold. Participants can develop practical skills in interviewing, framing, recording sound, editing, captioning, and preparing stories for digital platforms. In this way, Shooting and Editing becomes a form of community career.

A friendship can become a story. A family experience can become a lesson. A community achievement can become an example for others. The camera becomes a bridge between people.

4. Organising, PR, Finance and Planning: Making the Circle Sustainable

Great conversations need great organisation if they are going to become a continuing movement. That is why Appreciative Inquiry Circles are not only for speakers, storytellers or media enthusiasts. They also need people who enjoy Organising and PR, and those who are comfortable with Finance and Planning.

The Organising and PR team can help identify participants, coordinate meetings, communicate with communities, invite guests, develop partnerships and share stories responsibly. They can help ensure that the right people are brought together and that every circle has a clear purpose.

The Finance and Planning team provides another essential foundation. A sustainable initiative needs budgets, transparent financial processes, resource planning, sponsorship development, and careful documentation. Even a small circle needs to understand what it costs to organise an event, produce content, and maintain continuity.

These roles may appear different from storytelling, but they are part of the same ecosystem.

• Speaking creates understanding.
• Shooting captures experience.
• Editing shapes the story.
• Organising brings people together.
• PR builds relationships.
• Finance and Planning make continuity possible.

Together, these capabilities turn an interesting idea into a functioning community initiative.

5. From Circles to a Culture of Appreciation

The ultimate ambition of Appreciative Inquiry Circles is not to conduct a series of meetings. It is to cultivate a culture of appreciation, participation and possibility. Imagine communities in which people regularly gather to ask what is working, celebrate one another’s contributions, document meaningful experiences and explore what they can accomplish together.

Imagine those stories being recorded and shared through Global TV. Imagine young people learning media skills by documenting the achievements of their own communities. Imagine professionals sharing knowledge. Imagine families telling stories that might otherwise remain private memories. Imagine local groups discovering that their experience can inspire another group hundreds of kilometres away. That is the potential of the initiative.

The four pathways; Speaking & Listening, Shooting & Editing, Organising & PR, and Finance & Planning, allow people with very different talents to participate. You do not have to be a professional broadcaster. You do not have to own expensive equipment. You do not need to arrive with a fully developed project. You simply need an interest in people, stories and possibilities.

Global TV can become a partner in helping these circles move from conversation to documentation, from documentation to storytelling, and from storytelling to connection. The central philosophy is simple:

• Appreciate what is.
• Imagine what could be.
• Create what matters.

An Appreciative Inquiry Circle gives people a place to begin.

Mangaluru Matters: A New Platform Bringing Coastal Karnataka’s Stories to the Forefront

NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044

MANGALURU: A new discussion platform, ‘Mangaluru Matters’, is bringing meaningful conversations on the issues, challenges and changing realities of Mangaluru city and Coastal Karnataka to a wider audience.

Hosted by journalist and anchor Donald Pereira, the programme aims to go beyond simply highlighting problems. Its focus is on asking the right questions, understanding issues from multiple perspectives and exploring practical solutions for society. The inaugural episode focuses on one of the region’s most important institutions, print journalism. Titled “The Legacy, Challenges and Future of Print Media in Mangaluru,” Episode 1 examines the rich history of newspapers in the region, the challenges facing traditional newsrooms and the rapidly changing media landscape shaped by digital platforms.

The discussion features two experienced voices from the journalism fraternity, Ravindra Shetty, Resident Editor, Vijaya Karnataka, Times of India Group, Mangaluru, and Pushparaj B.N., President, Working Journalists Association, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru. The conversation explores how traditional newspapers are adapting to the digital era, the continuing responsibilities of journalism, changing reader expectations and the future of print media in Coastal Karnataka.

The launch of Mangaluru Matters marks an important effort to create a platform where significant local issues receive informed, balanced and constructive attention. From media and public systems to women’s safety, civic issues and public infrastructure, the series brings together subject experts, journalists, politicians, officials, public representatives and social workers to examine matters that directly affect the community.

At a time when public discussions are increasingly fast paced and fragmented, Mangaluru Matters seeks to encourage deeper conversations that move beyond identifying problems and focus on finding meaningful solutions. With its emphasis on facts, diverse viewpoints and constructive discussions, the programme also aims to bring attention to stories and developments that often remain outside the mainstream spotlight.

‘Mangaluru Matters’ begins its journey with a clear objective: to ask the right questions, encourage meaningful dialogue and work towards finding solutions for society.

The inaugural episode on the past, present and future of print media marks the beginning of a promising journey into the issues that truly matter to Mangaluru and Coastal Karnataka. Mangaluru Matters, bringing the pulse of Coastal Karnataka into focus, one important conversation at a time.

80ನೇ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆ: ಎಸ್‌ಡಿಎಂ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ

NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044

ಮಂಗಳೂರು, ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 15: ಶ್ರೀ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಮಂಜುನಾಥೇಶ್ವರ ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ಆಫ್ ಬಿಸಿನೆಸ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜ್‌ಮೆಂಟ್, ಕೊಡಿಯಾಲ್‌ಬೈಲ್, ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವತಿಯಿಂದ 80ನೇ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಗೌರವಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಎಸ್‌ಡಿಎಂ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 8.45ಕ್ಕೆ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾದ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾರತೀಯ ನೌಕಾಪಡೆಯ ನಿವೃತ್ತ ಕಮೋಡೋರ್ ಅತುಲ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ರಾಸ್ತೋಗಿ ಅವರು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿಯಾಗಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ ಧ್ವಜರೋಹಣ ಮಾಡಿ ದರು. ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವುದು ಹಾಗೂ ದೇಶದ ಏಕತೆ, ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸುವುದು ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಉದ್ದೇಶವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂದೇಶ ನೀಡಿದರು.

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಸ್‌ಡಿಎಂ ಲಾ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲ ಡಾ. ತಾರಾನಾಥ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಹಾಗೂ ಎಸ್‌ಡಿಎಂ ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ಆಫ್ ಬಿಸಿನೆಸ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜ್‌ಮೆಂಟ್‌ನ ಉಪ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲೆ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ದಿವ್ಯ ಉಚ್ಚಿಲ್, ಮಾಜಿ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರಾದ ಡಾ ದೇವರಾಜ್ ಕೆ,  ಬೋಧಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಬೋಧಕೇತರ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದರು.

ದೇಶಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಏಕತೆಯ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸಾರುವ ಗೀತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ನಿರೂಪಣೆ ಕು ವಾರುಣಿ, ಸ್ವಾಗತ ಕು ರಚನಾ, ವಂದನಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಕು ಜೇಷ್ಠ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಶಶಿಪ್ರಭಾ ಮತ್ತೂ ಶ್ರೀಯುತ ಸುದರ್ಶನ್ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದರು.