2. Why did Dr Raman's opinion hold a great value
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The Doctor’s Word, is a short story from the collection of “Malgudi Days” by R K Narayan published in 1943. In “The Doctor’s Word” R.K.Narayan tells the story how a doctor’s word save the life of a patient, that’s very reason his opinion was valued; he was not a mere doctor expressing an opinion , but a judge pronouncing a verdict.”.
Dr. Raman was an experienced doctor. He spoke plainly and always spoke the truth. So, his pronouncement held in high esteem. Gopal was the dearest friend of Dr. Raman. They had been friends for 40 years. They spent their time in dinning, seeing pictures and talking. Their friendship was not at all affected by chang of time.
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Why did the patients … People valued Dr. Raman's medical expertise honed after decades of practice. They also knew, he spoke about the condition of a patient in a straight-forward, truthful way, and seldom sweet-talked a patient into believing that he would survive, while there was little possibility of he doing