India, Oct. 18 -- Moolchand Hospital's senior orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Rajeev Sharma, was left momentarily speechless when he was hit by a double surprise moment. First, when a senior citizen couple, requiring a knee replacement, expressed their wish to undergo the procedure together. Second, when just two days before their operation, the doctor learnt the couple's identity, Indian Army's first Sikh chief General Joginder Jaswan Singh (Retd) and his wife, artist Anupama Singh.

A doctor who has performed countless knee surgeries never got such a request. He told HT City, "I've never seen something like this." "At first, I didn't even know he was a former Army Chief. They came to the OPD like regular patients - humble and unassuming. I foun...