Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
Reflections on family life, personal hobbies, and the intersection of poetry and medicine.
I vividly remember 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 match in 1981 against England in Mumbai. We saw the most unusual runout in a test match that day. Srikkanth ran himself out by performing an unexpected and nonchalant act. The ball was still in play when he casually strolled outside the crease, unaware of the consequences. John … Read more
Australia could certainly benefit from emulating Courtney Walsh. In the 1987 World Cup, he had the opportunity to run out the Pakistan non-striker on the last ball. By doing so, he could’ve won the match for his team- the West Indies. He didn’t. He chose integrity over victory–a remarkable act of sportsman spirit. West Indies … Read more
Clive Lloyd, Andy Roberts, Viv Richards and Michael Holding In the eighties, the West Indies was the emperor, the ultimate king In 1983, the slender David faced the mighty Goliath And West Indies lost, thanks to Mohinder Amarnath 1987 arrived, with Haynes, Best, and Carl Hooper’s flair, Yet the team’s decline began, sinking deeper in … Read more
The Race Across America (RAAM) is a breathtaking ultra-endurance cycling challenge that stretches its riders to the limits. Covering a distance of 3,000 miles, RAAM takes cyclists on an epic journey from the west coast to the east coast of the United States. The spotlight is on the incredible Dr. Amit Samarth from Nagpur, who … Read more
In the winter of 1969, I was only a teenager, aged 13, and had just transferred from Craddock High School to Swavalambi Vidyalaya, Wardha. Television sets were as rare as a hat-trick in cricket back then, so my knowledge of cricket was limited to radio broadcasts and newspapers. However, I was a huge cricket fan, … Read more