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Walking Alone

7 January 20265 January 2026 by SP Kalantri

A song my mother loved returns on her hundredth birthday, carrying with it a life lived quietly—of faith, family, endurance, and an unspoken understanding that, in the end, we walk alone.

Categories Personal Narratives Tags Memory, Mother, Reflections 4 Comments

The Mother and the Daughter

4 January 202616 April 2025 by SP Kalantri

Once, in the bustle of Ashok Nagar, Wardha, near the now-quiet ruins of the old Model High School, lived a woman named Pramila. Born on October 3, 1976, in Gondia, she grew up like many others—wrapped in the routines of daily life, with little warning of what lay ahead. She married Ramesh, a mason with … Read more

Categories Heritage & History Tags Cancer, Cervix, Daughter, Mother, Palliation Leave a comment

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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