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: Biography
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”
The Rockefeller story
John Rockefeller senior is supposed to be the richest self-made man who ever lived. At its peak, Rockefeller’s net worth was around 1.5 percent of the America’s total wealth—the equivalent of about $280 billion today, or about three times the wealth controlled by Bill Gates. His story: As a young boy he sells sweets toContinue reading “The Rockefeller story”
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 