What constitutes a Good Life ?Our scriptures divide our life into 4 stages: The four Ashrams. They are the Brahmacharya, Garhasthya, Vanaprasth and Sanyas. Ancient Indians will complete their life cycle religiously in these four life stages. I have been fortunate enough to be born in Cuttack, the educational hub of this part of IndiaContinue reading “The Four Ashrams of a Doctor’s Life”
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Covid-19: 2 Queries
1. Do we need a 4th dose against COVID-19 ? Most of the data around 4th dose is available for mRNA vaccine of Pfizer and Moderna. The new Bivalent mRNA vaccine is effective against both wild Covid virus and Omicron variant. Data regarding Covishield is rare and Covaxin is the rarest. These vaccines are preparedContinue reading “Covid-19: 2 Queries”
Base Edited Gene Therapy
Alyssa is the first patient in the world reported to have received a base-edited cell therapy and is currently Leukaemia free since that injection.
The world is waiting with bated breath for the success of this novel therapy.
Raandi Pua Ananta.
Dantapuram, 1070 CE The boy was on the run. His father had just been slain. His enemy was none other than his uncle the Powerful Chola king of Tanjore. They had killed his father Rajaraja, the king of Kalinganagar. Only a decade ago Rajaraja the king of Kalinga had attacked the Chola empire, looted theContinue reading “Raandi Pua Ananta.”
Jagat Seth: the Bankers of the World
Murshidabad Surya Mishra becomes Murshid Quli Khan I don’t know when Surya Narayan Mishra, a Brahmin boy from Deccan and Manik Chand, a Jain Marwari boy from Nagaur, Rajasthan met at the Bengal city of Dacca (Dhaka). It was sometime at the turn of the 17th century. No calendar date had been assigned to theirContinue reading “Jagat Seth: the Bankers of the World”
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 