Ending the year on a floral (Kusum-y) note
I have loved my name for as long as I can remember! Kusum, meaning ‘flower’ in the Sanskrit language. I am grateful to my parents for choosing this name. Flowers are such delightful creations in nature. Colourful, fragrant, and just like all things in life, transient. They give joy and spread smiles when they bloom […]
Starting on an ocean-y note!
The new-year has started with a beckoning from the seas. My table calendar, for January 2017 has a ship with its sails unfurled, braving the fierce sea. I wish I could magically jump into the calendar page and sail off in the majestic ship! Not because reality is any less adventurous, but coz’ fantasy is […]
The Sunday Hindu
Reset. Recline. Reclaim. The new ‘Sunday’ avatar of my favorite newspaper- THE HINDU, thus introduced itself a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed skimming through the many pages of the newspaper after its makeover. The sections were fresh and eye-catching. Of them all, my favorite section is called ‘FRAMED’. People who know me well, will […]
Feminazi: An interesting portmanteau
I learnt a new word today. No, not Feminazi; that one’s a regular. I learnt what ‘portmanteau’ means. When two words are combined in sound and meaning, the new word that is born, is a portmanteau. We have all come across and used these fancy portmanteaus without realizing that we have. I’m sure; all of […]
Pot-luck!
Looking back at 2017 and Life at CMC Vellore!I smile like that when I have great company and good food! I have not been able to blog for almost a year now and I’m not beating myself up for it, nevertheless, putting this old piece out here on the Internet to keep the tradition going. […]
Bustling Bazaars of India!
My online diary- this blog keeps calling out to me in my mind. “When are you going to write the next blog?”. And almost always, there’s something else that takes priority. Adulting is hard with multiple things pulling you in different directions. I started this blog in 2015. Since then, every year, I have a few […]
A long journey’s first step
So, here I am, one day before I step into what I would like to call the ‘the first half of the late twenties’; mentally ticking off one more of the many things ‘to-do’. A blog. I’m wondering when i first came across the word. I swear I don’t remember, but I do remember thinking […]
To nestle in Nostalgia’s arms
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and I’m having a late lunch. By my side is the ‘HINDU’ newspaper. As it is the last week of December, the newspaper has essays on the “year of extremes”- 2015. December is the time of the year when most of us quip, “Ah! Another year has flown by”. I’m […]
The ends of a spectrum
I am in the infancy of my career in public health. I am yet to finish my post graduate studies in Christian medical college, Vellore in the Community health department. My current work carries me frequently to rural and sometimes to the tribal pockets of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The experiences so […]
So Long, Farewell!
Three of our senior staff retired in the past two years, during the short time I have been in the Community health department at CMC. An Obstetrician, a community health worker and a staff nurse. I have some observations from these events. First, a retirement party means, almost always a long term association; in a […]