The decision is yours, but the doctor is the expert
Questioning the doctor defines modern medical ethics centred around choice. But sometimes, it’s important for patients to decide that they […]
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Inheriting surgeonhood and its challenges
Medicine is a profession passed down generations across several Mumbai families. But, do doctors still want their children to become
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The scizho life of working private and public
Why a surgeon chooses to work for a pittance at a public hospital while having a flourishing private career. And
One “flu” over the cuckoo’s nest
Over the turn of the New Year, I was ‘down’ with a terribly ‘flu’. It’s hard for me to tell
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We’re all just walking
I usually don’t watch WhatsApp video forwards. In fact, I find them exhilarating painful. I’m least interested in some geriatric
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A tale of two tails
We are coming close to the end of another festive season, a season of joy, love, laughter, and an exceedingly
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Miracles do happen…
“Yeh saab bhi Vellore jaa ke aaya,” my South Indian barber initiates a cross-conversation, referring to the guy whose hair
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The morning sky
A couple of months ago, my wife and I took the kids to the Nehru Planetarium. They have an astronomical
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Average and confused
I’m an average guy – an average surgeon, a traditional husband, a regular parent, an ordinary friend, and a standard