John B Fenn was 85 when he won the Nobel and his Nobel winning paper was written at the age of 74. John B Fenn was born in 1917. He was working in the Chemistry department of Yale University and retired in 1987 at 70. He thought he was fully active at 70. The UniversityContinue reading “Age was just a number: John B Fenn”
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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 Case of Heart attack inside a running train
At 56, half of my life on this Earth has been spent as a railway doctor. Every thing that can happen in a Railway hospital has already happened to me in those 28 long years. There’s no more expectation, nothing new. The standard Tom, Dick, Harry and Harry, Dick, Tom things. At least that’s whatContinue reading “The Case of Heart attack inside a running train”
The Four Ashrams of a Doctor’s Life
What constitutes a Good Life ?Our scriptures divide our life into 4 stages: The four Ashrams. They are the Brahmacharya, Garhasthya, Vanaprasth and Sanyas. Ancient Indians will complete their life cycle religiously in these four life stages. I have been fortunate enough to be born in Cuttack, the educational hub of this part of IndiaContinue reading “The Four Ashrams of a Doctor’s Life”
