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Year: 2025

There is no answer, only silence

4 January 20261 January 2025 by SP Kalantri

She stood there, eyes fixed on the motionless figure before her. Her brother, just 23, lay on the hospital bed. His eyes were shut. His body still, but his chest rose and fell with each shallow breath. The monitor beeped steadily, a reminder of the fragile line between life and death. She was three years … Read more

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About the Author

Dr. SP Kalantri
Dr. SP Kalantri

Dr. S. P. Kalantri is a physician–teacher at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, where he has practised and taught for four decades.

His writing explores the art and science of medicine, evidence-based practice, institutional memory, and the ethical questions that shape care in resource-limited settings.

Recent Reflections

  • Walking Alone 5 January 2026
  • The Voice in the Garden 4 January 2026
  • Remembering Badi Behenji: The Soul of Sevagam 3 January 2026
  • Badibai: A Life in Stories 16 December 2025
  • Gabbar of Sevagram 10 December 2025

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