Then started the flury of activities to set up NNC. The Peerless Hospital provided space for Neuro ITU, OT, OPD and a Ward totally dedicated to NNC. It also provided whatever neurological and neurosurgical facilities it had, at its disposal. Neurosciences Foundation,Bengal through its financial support from UK brought nurses and specialists from there to set up NNC (Fig.6). Highly sophisticated microscopes, micro-instruments, monitors, ventilators, anaesthetic machines, Digital Substraction Angiography were brought in. Fellowship training in Neuroradiology for a young radiologist was also organised.

The inauguration of NNC on the 15th December 1997 was a mixture of great personal emotion and excitement. In addition to the constant support of Peerless Hospital and our own staff there were three great men who were instrumental in providing fuel to the fire of our imagination. These were Swami Lokeswaranadaji Maharaj of the Rama Krishna Mission Institute of Culture, Prof. B.Ramamurthi the doyen of Indian Neurosurgery and Prof. P.N. Tandon, a great Neuroscientist who recently has been awarded Padma Bibhusan and with their blessing, we felt we could conquer the world. No wonder starting from the Governor, Ministers of the Govt. of West Bengal, the hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, our national and international friends were all there at the inauguration ceremony (Fig.7 & 8). We proclaimed our covenant to the people with the following objectives from NNC :

1. Highly skilled treatment of patients with neurological diseases at an affordable cost in a non-profit setting.
2. Voluntary service of expert neurological consultations in out-lying areas.
3. Clinical audit, governance and ethical practice to win the trust of patients and their families.
4. Education of doctors and the nurses
5. Research of neurological diseases as applied to local population