Of loss and reflection: 25 years on

Dear Anya,
Today I write about my father. Someone you never knew and will never meet but I think it is important that you know about him. He’s a part of your genetic make up and knowing him may give you that additional window into yourself.
Many who knew him can scarcely believe that it’s been 25 [...]

The Saving Grace

I consider myself fortunate to be a physician today. Despite my borderline grades I somehow managed to get just about enough to make it to the next level in the merit category (into Jai Hind in the third list, D. Y. Patil on the last few merit seats). Something apparently clicked in the medical environment [...]

Radiology Education in India: A paradigm shift for residents

I was recently invited by IRADIX to write a bimonthly blog for them. One of the areas they suggested I write about was education. Having completeld my residency training rather recently and now as a junior attending, I feel like I am in an interesting position to re-assess how I learned radiology and how it [...]

Mumbaikars: Quit whining and start doing…it’s hard but not that hard!

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, as usual the city has risen from the ashes and moves ever so quickly towards normalcy. We continue to speak of the tremendous resilience of our fellow Mumbaikars and ability to bounce back from the worst events. We also have special citizen forums as we have lost faith [...]

To Old School Friends

I think I’m still a little young to write about old friends but since by the time I get old, I’ll forget about most of the stuff (unless of course we keep meeting and keep talking about the same things…which fortunately seems to be most of what we do when we meet!).
Old school friends are [...]