Rishi Sunak’s paternal grandfather was a British Indian African from Kenya. His grandparents from mother’s side were British Indian African from Tanzania. Both of these grandparents had to leave Africa to UK in the 1970s so that Yashvir a doctor of Punjabi British Indian African Citizen originally migrated from Kenya met Usha a qualified pharmacistContinue reading “The Punjabi British Indian African Diaspora”
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The Koch-Pasteur Rivalry
Robert Koch is credited with the discovery of the Koch’s Postulate. Then he went on to discover the Anthrax bacillus, Vibrio Cholera and of course the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It should be taken as the greatest medical achievement of all time. He was awarded the 1905 Nobel prize for his seminal work. What is so greatContinue reading “The Koch-Pasteur Rivalry”
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”
ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି
“ନୈନଂ ଛିନ୍ଦନ୍ତି ଶସ୍ତ୍ରାଣି ନୈନଂ ଦହତି ପାଵକଃ | ନ ଚୈନଂ କ୍ଲେଦୟନ୍ତ୍ୟାପୋ ନ ଶୋଷୟତି ମାରୁତଃ I “ ସାର୍ ଆପଣ ଥିଲେ, ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲା ଆମ ଗୁରୁଶିଷ୍ୟର ଚଉହଦି। ଆପଣ ଚାଲିଗଲା ପରେ, ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଗଲା ସେ ପ୍ରେମର ପରିଧି ଚିର ଦିନ ପାଇଁ। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସେ ସ୍ଥାନ ଆଉ କେହି ପାରିବେନି ଭରି। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସ୍ମୃତିରେ ଅଶ୍ରୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ରମାକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର
