2007 all over again
Nine years ago, a bunch of excited, ‘young’ people entered a new phase of their lives. I am talking about a different year, a different era, 2007, and a batch of 100 medical students at Mysore Medical College; I was one them. Today after one us remembered and reminded us on our ‘Whats App’ group […]
Ask away!
Why? How? What? These are the words which keep you going through life. Imagine a world without questions! Asking and being asked questions is the only way to know that you don’t know. Being with my niece/ colleague’s daughter/ or the children in the tribal school up the hill are all interesting situations I land […]
Many homes: Many lives!
It was rural and semi-urban Tamil Nadu, and thankfully the roads were excellent. I rode along for miles, amidst wind and rain; singing to myself. There was no traffic, no smog. It was green for as far as my eyes could see, on either side of the well tarred roads. The clouds hovering over the […]
A two-wheeler ride in Namma Bengaluru!
After nearly ten years of staying away from Namma Bengaluru, I’m back again! And this time, cruising around on a two-wheeler! Riding through the city’s ‘main roads’ and ‘by lanes’. The last ten years, for most part, I stayed at a stone’s throw’s distance from my place of study/work. Very convenient indeed! I had the […]
Rural Indian Diaries-1
This series is inspired by two things. One, my visits to rural Indian homes; and second, a hashtag that I came across on Instagram when I tried to upload a picture from rural India. Let’s go one experience at a time. I’ll start with my favorite: The sights, sounds and colors you can savor along […]
Didhiti. A Sanskrit word for being deeply inspired
Young minds need inspirations. Young minds need the courage to dream. And as a young budding doctor, 5 years ago, I found both at a place called Sargur in H.D. Kote taluk in Karnataka. A remote place, you may not have heard about. Swami Vivekananda youth movement was started by a bunch of doctors from […]
Stickers that speak!
Over the past year, I’ve spent about 600 hours on the roads of Namma Bengaluru!! On a two-wheeler, riding, stretching, watching, waiting… Sometimes singing happily, sometimes irritated. Of the many quirks that I’ve noticed on the road, my favourite has been- Stickers! Especially on auto-rickshaws and cabs. Most of them were in our local language- […]
Newbie in Mumbai!
I moved to Mumbai, the maximum city, 3 months ago. And truly, the city lives up to its many names and titles. I’m from Bangalore and have been to other ‘cities’ in India, but Mumbai has been different. On my first day in the city, I moved into the apartment my husband had rented out, […]
To new beginnings and ends!
PART I: Ends first: End of 2018, an era Ends make you reflect, relive and rewind. They make you think about what’s gone by and what’s in store. The end of a year (or any other time, actually) is a good time to take stock of your decisions, your dreams and your desires (Too much […]
Digital opinions
After long, my fingers are tapping away on the keyboard to type-out a blog. Generally they tap away health research reports, emails for work communication, expenses in excel workbooks and to-do lists. My fingers are trying their best to keep up with the racing thoughts in my mind and ensuring that the multitude of thoughts […]