Year: 2022

Krait

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOne quiet night in the village of Samudrapur, the brother and sister were sound asleep in their humble abode. The darkness was all around them, the only sounds were the chirping of crickets and the rustling of leaves outside. Little did they know that danger was lurking in the shadows. In the dead of the … Read more

BS Chaubey Gifted Teacher Award

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Reading Time: 15 minutesOn 17 September 2022, I was conferred Gifted teacher Award, named after my teacher Dr BS Chaubey. I was interviewed on the occasion of this award. Sir, we know you as a teacher but we would like to know about your childhood. Born on August 15 —I was the youngest of six siblings. My mother … Read more

Ethical Challenges in Cancer Management

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I was asked by Dr NR Datta, head of the Radiation Oncology department of our hospital to talk on Ethical Challenges in Cancer management. I addressed the following issues in my Powerpoint Presentation. The audience- faculty, resident, technicians, nurses, and social workers- also shared the challenges that they see in their daily practice. … Read more

Paracetamol Pandemic

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDolo 650. Almost unheard of before Covid hit us, the brand became a name, the country began to associate paracetamol with. Data suggest that the consumption of painkillers shot up by 23% in India last year. Has the pandemic turned us into excessive pill-poppers? Devina Sengupta spoke to me, ET Prime’s Vikas Dandekar and ET’s … Read more

MGIMS: Father and Child

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBeginning 1969—and through 2015— fifteen MGIMS students have an alluring ancestry: their parents also graduated from MGIMS. Will having parents who spent their formative years in Sevagram inspire their children? Or will it completely freak them out?  It can cut both ways.  Being cut from the same Khadi could make life easy. And at times … Read more