Nepal, Sept. 19 -- Dr Lok Bahadur Tandon, Chair of Green City Hospital, had been working since the morning to treat young protesters injured in the Gen-Z movement. His hospital opened its doors free of charge to those carried in with bullet wounds, bruises and broken bones. But on the afternoon of September 8, while he was still trying to save lives, Dr Tandon himself became a victim of the very unrest he was helping to heal.

Dr Tandon was personally involved in overseeing the operation of the hospital since the morning of September 8, when the Gen-Z protests began. He rushed from one emergency case to another, coordinating care for the injured and even personally escorting critical patients to other hospitals for further treatment. It w...