Dr. Ramakanta

Pandemic Update Statistics:

Weekly Covid Update from various national and international sources.

At home Covid test kits are widely available now. How to interpret results of your own tests done by you at home ? None of the tests available now are perfect. The PCR tests are known to be the best and are considered to be the Gold Standard. But even they have some limitations. ForContinue reading “Covid Home Test”

The Tree in Buddha park

As you enter into the Buddha Park from the Lumbini Vihar side, there stands a lonely tree. It is a small but beautiful tree. One fine morning, in the summer, I was surprised to find that the tree had gone completely bald. Not a single leave was to be seen.(pic-1) The masons of the parkContinue reading “The Tree in Buddha park”

The Chair by the Lake

There is a park near my house at Neeladri Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751021. Here’s the location map: https://goo.gl/maps/urgsDsS8Lungh52w7 There is a lake inside the park. There is a chair by the lake: Here is the story of the people on the Chair: Lucky to get the chair to myself. The Chair by the LakeContinue reading “The Chair by the Lake”

The Diamond in Cancer Care

The Jubilee Diamond: Originally known as the Reitz diamond, this 245 carat diamond was unearthed in a South African mines and remained as the largest diamond of world. ( Until 1905 when a bigger diamond was exhibited). It is twice as large as the Kohinoor and was priced at around 1,00,000 pounds in the 1900s.Continue reading “The Diamond in Cancer Care”