February 2020 – Page 4 – Dr Ramakanta's Ideas

The TENTH apple.

( Stories Retold) A hunter once lost his way deep inside the jungle while chasing a deer.He used all his navigation skills but could not find any way out of the jungle nor could he find any food to eat for 8 days at a stretch.He was HUNGRY, famished, disappointed and had lost all hisContinue reading “The TENTH apple.”

A Bed by the Window.

The stories Retold Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service and wounds for which they were here. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drainContinue reading “A Bed by the Window.”

Power of Words

Story- 1 The Auschwitz Survivor’s vow. It really makes a difference what we say. The words that come out of our mouth are so dangerously powerful. I learned this from a woman who survived Auschwitz. She is one of the rare survivors. She went to Auschwitz when she was 15 years old, and her brotherContinue reading “Power of Words”

Story behind our iconic songs

“लग जा गले कि फिरये हसीं रात हो न हो” Artist: Lata Mangeshkar Movie: Woh Kaun Thi? ( Year 1964) 1 The draft recording of this song was rejected 5 times by the film director Raj Khosla. It was finally included in the movie only due to the persistence of the Music Director Madan Mohan. 2 ItContinue reading “Story behind our iconic songs”

Evolution always wins.

Reserve Constable Albert Alexander was a plant lover. That day he got a minor scratch on his face by a thorn while tending to the rose bush in his garden. By the end of the month, the scratch was badly infected with both Staphylococcus and Streptococcus and Constable Alexander was hospitalised in the Radcliffe Infirmary.Continue reading “Evolution always wins.”