Mama at Bhubaneswar to celebrate Raja 2023

Raja 2023 came to Bhubaneswar with 44° C temperature, No rains and an unprecedented dry and burning Odisha. Mama arrived one day ahead to celebrate Raja. “Man proposes, God disposes”. As she landed, she had fever, stomach pain. We waited for a day and admitted her to the hospital at 11 pm night. There sheContinue reading “Mama at Bhubaneswar to celebrate Raja 2023”

Black Elephants, White Elephants

Our Accident Relief Medical Vans ARMV need a paradigm shift. ( pic- Elephants in accident restoration works) ARMEs are legacy of Colonial Rail like the Steam Engine, Telegraph machines, Token porters, wooden planks, and railway phones . British people have constructed railway network throughout their colonies (India, Malay, China) to quickly transport local raw materialsContinue reading “Black Elephants, White Elephants”

The Grief Cycle.

[ Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross is a Swiss Psychiatrist. Here I have tried to illustrate one of her complex psyche theory from her famous treatise ‘Death and Dying’ with an autobiographical example ] – Ramakanta Mahapatra It was a December night, 18 years ago. I was on duty at the hospital that night. In the morningContinue reading “The Grief Cycle.”

ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର ଓ ଜହ୍ନ

 Medical Collegeରେ ସାର ମାନେ ଯେତେ ଯେତେ ନାଁ କମାନ୍ତି, ସେଇ ଅନୁପାତରେ ତାଙ୍କ ନିନ୍ଦୁକ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ବି ବଢି ଚାଲେ। ଏଇ ଯେମିତି ସନାତନ ରଥଙ୍କୁ ‘ଶୟତାନ ରଥ’, କୁଳମଣି ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ରେ public ‘ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର’ କହିଥାନ୍ତି।   ଆମେ ପଢିଲା ବେଳକୁ ପୁରୁଣା physiology building ଟା ବିପଦସଙ୍କୁଳ ଘୋଷିତ ହେଇ ସାରିଲାଣି। ୪୦ ବର୍ଷ ତଳର କଥା। Old Gents hostel ସାମ୍ନାରେ ଦୁଇଟା ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ କୋଠା ଥିଲା। ଧୂସରContinue reading “ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର ଓ ଜହ୍ନ”