To my son It is already one year since you have left the high school when I wrote you my first letter. You look so much stressed at this tender age. I presume the cause of your strain is the coming JEE MAIN.And you are in a hurry to clear it in this year itself.Continue reading “My second letter to my son”
Category Archives: My life
The Green In-land letter
This is the story of a sheer coincidence that made sure that I would continue in IRHS ( Indian railways health services) till today. it is worth recounting now, as I think the context of sensitiveness of information is lost after 30 long years. It is said that ”A man’s destination is not his destiny.”Continue reading “The Green In-land letter”
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 a real life example- DrRkm ] Stage-1. …DENIAL It was a December night, 18 years ago. I was on duty at the hospital that night. In theContinue reading “The Grief Cycle.”
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”
A letter for my Son
Today is the last day of my son’s matric board exam. On the way to drop him at his school ( last day in this almamater) I asked him, ” what do you want to study in future?” His mother wants him to be an engineer. Because one of his cousin has just completed BEContinue reading “A letter for my Son”
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