Dr. Ramakanta

Winter

Tree in Winter If winter is here.. Same tree in Summer 12/6/19 Can the Summer be far behind. – Percy B Shelly

My idea, like it or not… Evolution has a law that in the whole animal kingdom and birds, the adults will take care of their young ones. This is in the best interest of evolution. It has created a hormone Oxytocin specifically for this. If young ones are not taken care of, that species willContinue reading “Ungrateful kids.”

A Reluctant Genius and half a Piano

Keith Jarrett was a legendary piano player. He was a perfectionist. He practises hard, reaches the concert venue 3 hours early to have a rehearsal and distributes cough drops among audience lest it will disturb his rhythm. In 1975, he arrived at Cologne for a concert and reached the venue ahead of schedule. All 1400Continue reading “A Reluctant Genius and half a Piano”

The Alma Mater

“Alu paratha, Anda bhujia.” I mumbled bellow my breath and let those 4 nostalgic words hang in the air in between us. As if on queue, he echoed: “दो Alu paraNtha, दो Ande ki bhuruji aur Chai, 40 rupees, 11 number” and moved on to the next customer. 11 is the serial number of myContinue reading “The Alma Mater”

On Vaxxed

The man who linked AUTISM to MMR vaccine In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist had published a paper in the Lancet. It claimed that there was a link between the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), and Autism and Bowel Disease. It took 6 years for the GMC ( British Medical Council )Continue reading “On Vaxxed”