Soumenpanda Clinic

Soumenpanda Clinic is located right near IIT Kharagpur. Since we are so close to the campus, we see a lot of people coming and going from that direction. Kharagpur is a specific kind of place, and our clinic definitely feels like a part of it. It’s a small setup, nothing too grand. We have a couple of rooms for consultations and a small area where people wait their turn. It’s often quiet in the mornings, but as the day goes on, it picks up quite a bit. The walls are painted a simple off-white, and we have some old health posters taped up that have started to curl at the edges. We don't have a huge team, just a few of us who handle everything from answering the door to cleaning up at the end of the shift. Being near IIT means we get students, staff, and the local families who live nearby. The ceiling fan wobbles a little when it’s on the high setting, and we usually have a radio playing low in the background to fill the silence. It’s an honest little clinic. We don’t spend money on big signs or advertising. People mostly find us because they live or work in the area and need someone to look at a fever or a scraped knee. It’s a basic, functional place where we just try to help out whoever walks in from the Kharagpur streets.