Jonas Salk became a God in America for creating the first Polio vaccine. Albert Sabin became world famous as the father of Oral Polio Vaccine. Koprowski, the pioneer of Polio vaccination is a forgotten man. The day God wanted that Polio should vanish from the face of earth. Hillary Koprowski was standing on the pierContinue reading “Hillary Koprowsky”
Category Archives: Biography
My second letter to my son
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”
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”
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 