The Waiting Room Chronicles: Life happens when the doctor isn’t busy
Some Heroes Don’t Have A Face
Have you ever wondered why, despite its roughness and gloom, and in spite of all its unfairness, pain, and suffering, this world remains a beautiful and vibrant place? What drives the world forward? What keeps it connected, despite the superficial…
Reimagining Healthcare Leadership: The Need for Physician Leaders
In the current landscape of Indian healthcare, one of the most pressing challenges is that we are grooming doctors as skilled laborers, not as leaders. Medical schools across the country focus on clinical excellence and technical expertise but often neglect…
A New Polio Case in Meghalaya: What It Means for India’s Eradication Efforts”
In August 2024, a two-year boy from Tikrikilla situated in the West Garo hills of Meghalaya was diagnosed with the symptoms of Poliomyelitis. According to officials of the health ministry, this is most likely a case of vaccine-derived poliomyelitis. The…
A Cry for Justice: Why India Needs a Central Protection Law for Healthcare Workers
The brutal rape and murder of a young doctor in the confines of a hospital rattled India. Protests erupted across the nation, doctors called for action, and public support surged. Yet, despite these overwhelming demonstrations, the violence against healthcare…
Beyond the Headlines: A Call for Balanced Reporting on Medical Issues” #Nirbhaya2
To, The Editor Times Of India New Delhi. Date: 15/8/24 Subject: Strong Objection to Article by Reema Nagrajan Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my strongest objection to the article authored by Reema Nagrajan, recently published in The Times…
The Silenced Stethoscopes
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a heart-wrenching and unprecedented event that has caused immense pain and suffering to humanity. It has been like a war with an invisible enemy, one that we have never encountered before in history, and an…
Modus Operandi
Some dates, by sheer virtue of the ghoulish and invective nature of happenings on those days, have the potential to inscribe your supple consciousness in such a way that the imprint casted stays much longer than your wishful liking, sometimes…
Ek Doctor Ki Maut!
Light from the central lighting dome attached to the ceiling beamed on the focused operative area as the patient lay suspended under the influence of the anesthetic drugs. Had she not been oblivious to the outside world she would surely…