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Imagine yourself Eliciting history from a patient in a language you don't speak or write. The patient knows only the local language which you cannot understand. Trying to communicate through signs has also failed. What Would you do then? Set a situation is a very common occurrence in a country like ours where the number of languages spoken from region to region skyrocket in harmonic progression. Establishments and effective communication becomes very difficult in such a situation due to lack of mutual knowledge of a common dialect. The very aim of a doctor which is to impart health care and counsel then becomes futile. Hence only medical knowledge is not sufficient for a doctor. Being able to communicate this medical knowledge for the benefit of the masses is what is more important. Does it is imperative to be able to communicate in a dialect which The patient understands so as to console, convince and counsel, The 3 important features of an empathetic doctor.