Navjeevan Clinic

Down on Main Road in Bongaigaon, you will find the Navjeevan Clinic. It is right in the middle of everything, so the noise from the traffic is constant and loud. You can hear the horns honking and the big buses shifting gears all day long. The building is an older one, and the entrance is just a single step up from the pavement. We keep a simple wooden bench outside for when the small waiting room inside gets a bit too full for comfort. The interior walls are a light blue that we picked out years ago. It’s started to peel a bit near the top of the ceiling, but we haven't had the time to repaint it yet. The desk is always cluttered with pads, pens, and a heavy stapler that jams every third try. We don't use any fancy computers to track everything; we still like using our paper files and handwritten notebooks. They are a lot easier to handle when the power goes out unexpectedly, which happens sometimes around here. Patients come in from the surrounding villages and the town itself. Usually, they are just looking for a bit of advice or some medicine for a seasonal fever. We don't make a big deal out of things. We just provide a spot where someone can sit down and talk about what’s bothering them. It’s a busy life on Main Road, and we are just one small part of the daily grind for people in Bongaigaon.