Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta

Clouds gather.. Schools open. It has to be 14th June every year for the last 50 years. Fourteenth of June is one constant date of my childhood. Schools would usually open after 45 days of summer vacation. But summer vacation is a colonial term- the phirangis who could not tolerate the scorching heat of theContinue reading “14 June, Celebrating mother Earth and the Womanhood”

( We know that the second wave of the great Spanish Flu of 1918 was more deadly than the main wave. Was there a third wave ? …

It was the heady 70s. We were in our half pants and on our bicycles. in those days one bicycle is much more convenient than a Rafael Jet. It empowerd you to sneak out of prying eyes of elders and start all misadventures. Every morning, we would gather at Maharana Sir’s place for mathematic tuition.Continue reading “My friend Gopal”

Loss of smell is a prominent complain in covid-19 Dogs can recognise a distinctive odour produced by people with the virus but undetectable to the human race. In a study, it was found that trained dogs could pick up 88% cases of Covid-19. They could distinguish Covid from other respiratory virus. In 30 minutes, dogsContinue reading “The Odour of the Corona Virus.”