Sunday cycling

Ridhora. A small village, 40 km from Sevagram houses Panchdhara dam—a tall reservoir dam that controls the flow of Panchdhara River. Today morning, before dawn broke, Ashwini Kalantri, Abhishek V. Raut and I began a 100- km ride. As we went past Pavnar and Seloo villages and decided almost impromptu to head for the dam, … Read the essay

Dr Anbalagan visits Sevagram

What a pleasant surprise! Dr. Anbalagan—he taught Anatomy to the generation of medical students at MGIMS until he left for Pondicherry in 2005—visited us this evening.  A legendary teacher, he was one of the most sought-after teachers in Sevagram. His dexterous intelligence in the Anatomy lecture hall would keep the students spellbound; his ability to … Read the essay

Cricket can be exciting and nail biting

If West Indies could defeat England on Tuesday, how could Bangladesh on Wednesday be far behind? The two test matches (England vs. West Indies at Headingley and Bangladesh vs. Australia at Mirpur) would go down in history for generating exciting and thrilling cricket. The countries that won these tests were rated as underdogs!  Indeed these … Read the essay

Marriages are made in heaven

Marriages—so goes a popular aphorism-are made in heaven. Now researchers are discovering new ways where they can make them happen—in the acknowledgment section of a scientific paper!

Surgical Pathology in the Kalyug

Dr. Anita Borges at her best! I was glued to her hour-long talk—and could hardly take my eyes off her histopathology and IHC slides—as she explained in her inimitable style how pathology is rapidly evolving. For over 150 years, histopathology—focused on organs, tissues, and cells held sway in pathology. But over the last two decades, … Read the essay