Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
On a sunny afternoon at the hostel of a medical college, a third-year postgraduate student appeared visibly worried as he skipped his lunch. He approached a group of his senior friends, who were now senior residents in the same hospital. PG: “May I ask you something? Two years ago, I submitted my thesis protocol to … Read the essay
𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗯 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗵𝘂𝘀 is a devastating disease. At Sevagram, our healthcare providers regularly care for hundreds of patients with severe scrub typhus in the ICU. Unfortunately, around 15% of these patients do not survive. A study from India published a day before in the 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 caught my attention. CMC Vellore, PGI Chandigarh and … Read the essay
Have you had the pleasure of trying Domelette? It’s a delectable creation—an omelette perched atop a dosa. This delectable dish was quite popular amongst MGIMS medical students who craved something novel yet affordable and filling. In the golden days of the 70s and the 80s, it’s just one of the many mouthwatering delights you could … Read the essay
Have you ever heard of Domelette? It’s not a typo—Microsoft Word swiftly corrects typos as soon it spots them — but a unique dish that combines an omelette with a dosa.And in the halcyon days of the 70s and the 80s, it’s just one of the many mouthwatering delights you could find at the India … Read the essay
Babulal Ganvir and Jagdish Chandra Bose. Since the early seventies, they held sway in Sevagram for a span of thirty years. Babulalji’s Aaloo Bonda was an irresistible treat, and Jagdish’s Masala Dosa was no less mouth-watering. Babulalji ran his canteen on credit, while Jagdish mostly relied on cash. Babulalji spoke Marathi with a soft-spoken tone, … Read the essay