Dr. Ramakanta

The next batsman padded up and waiting

It was February 24, 1988. – Azad Maidan, Bombay.– Harris Shield semifinal. The two boys from the Shardashram Vidyamandir just went on and on, in a scoring spree. When the stumps were drawn for the night, the two had piled up an unbeaten 664 runs. In the next 5 years they would be the toastContinue reading “The next batsman padded up and waiting”

Doctors who have changed our world

In 1952, inside a New York City delivery room, a baby was born blue and silent. Doctors hesitated, unsure whether to keep trying. Then a calm voice broke through the panic. “Let’s score the baby,” said Dr. Virginia Apgar. That moment changed the world of medicine forever. Apgar had once dreamed of being a surgeon,Continue reading “Doctors who have changed our world”

When Krishna saw Karna off..

So a bleeding Karna tells Krishna in the Battle field of Kurukshetra:“Oh! Krshna, Look at me, defeated by the guile of lesser mortals. What is my fault, oh cowherd, the color of the azure blue sky ?What was my fault that I am subjected to all these unfairness of life right from my childhood? WasContinue reading “When Krishna saw Karna off..”

Muhurtam

Muhurtam Example – Brahma Muhurtam. Abhijeet Muhurtam, YamaDanda, Shubha muhurta The unit of measurement in Hora-shastra (Indian Astrology) is one Day ( includes Aho and Ratra both ). The word Hora occurs in the middle of Aho-Ratra. Aho is counted from sunrise to sunset and Ratra is from sunset to sunrise. Both are punctuated halfwayContinue reading “Muhurtam”