Needed: A prescription to restore doctor-patient relationship

Dr Balaji Jegannathan, an oncologist at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Specialty Hospital in Chennai, had just started seeing patients around 10.15am on Nov 13, when a young man came into his room. The man, whose...

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#29: The long-term benefits and downsides of Sun exposure

Today’s post (#29) is on a topic that I learned about the hard way viz. how badly sun-burnt individuals with darker skin tones can get. The short answer is: very badly. This came as a...

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Letter on women COs shows how some Army officers are stuck in a time warp

Earlier this week, the media exploded with the contents of a demi-official letter written by a general officer commanding of a corps of the Indian Army to his superior on the subject of women officers....

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Make America bland again

I spent my first American Christmas in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania visiting the family of a friend at Harvard. He was genial and easy-going, from a Christian Republican family. They took their religion very seriously, he said....

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History is injurious…

…to health, unless it’s about things & not power SC’s intervention in the Sambhal mosque case restores status quo ante. But for how long? The larger point in all such disputes, and the violence that...

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Analysing the findings of the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation on various Socio-Economic Indicators

On Wednesday, 9th of October, 2024 the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India released key findings of a Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) conducted from July 2022 to June 2023 as a...

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Pehle app? Nope

When authorities fail to provide basic safety markers, why also blame navigation tools A car drives onto a bridge over a river in west UP and falls off because the bridge was never completed. It...

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You block, I’ll dodge: Does internet censorship really work?

Imagine trying to upload a school project, but your internet is so slow that it takes hours instead of minutes. That’s what’s happening in Pakistan right now. Why? Because the government is testing a system...

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Beirut, now Gaza

Tel Aviv’s truce with Hezbollah must be followed by ceasefire in Gaza. That’s in Israel’s interest as well An expected 60-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah couldn’t have come sooner for West Asia. Israel’s offensive...

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Vegetable & ego

Vendor knows onions and quotients better than you Avoid vegetable markets if you take yourself and your college degrees too seriously. Or risk returning home not just with cabbage and bhindi but also a bruised...

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Cashing in on no jobs

When cash handouts help win polls, incentives for politicians to create jobs are low   Incumbent Mahayuti’s giant victory in Maharashtra was a sum of many parts, including driven cadres, expert booth management, hard electioneering and...

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New tool for better risk management in banks

In the increasingly interconnected and interdependent financial ecosystem, amid a resilient and growing economy, the scope for business expands manyfold inviting not only institution specific risks but also complex risks of other institutions with which...

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Curse vs cause

Have you ever wondered why society is more focused on finding cures than on identifying causes? The answer is simple: there’s no profit in finding causes. Consequently, little funding is directed toward research in that...

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#28: Are sugar substitutes (artificial sweeteners) effective or harmful for long term health?

Today’s post (#28) is on understanding the effectiveness of sugar substitutes for long term weight loss, blood sugar control, and other health benefits. Over the years, I have seen enough ads for the various artificial...

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Family first: What foster care needs to succeed in India

India’s child protection system has a problem. Governed by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, or JJ Act, 2015, the system is designed to address the care, safety, and rehabilitation needs of...

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Age and Youth: A Tug of Wisdom

Do you know what Edmund Burke, a very wise man, once said? “The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.” In other words, older people in charge should listen carefully to what...

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Love your exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the date sheet for the 10th and 12th board examinations. This is big news for about 44 lakh students in India and abroad; understandably, it’s stirring excitement...

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Yellow peas imports: A speed bump on India’s road to pulse self-sufficiency?

India, the world’s largest producer, consumer, and importer of pulses, has always faced a balance between ensuring domestic availability and supporting farmer interests. Yellow peas, a pulse variety not widely grown domestically nor consumed by...

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Manifest your 2025

Have you heard the word manifest? It means to imagine something you really want, so strongly that you feel like it’ll come true. This year, the Cambridge Dictionary picked manifest as its Word of the...

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An Innovative approach to end Stubble Burning using traditional wisdom

Introduction Till a few decades ago, crop residue, including stubble, was used as dry fodder for livestock, as fuel for the kitchen or incorporated in-situ i.e., on site in soil. It was not burnt, at...

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Let it be noted

Imagine this: a politician gets caught with a bag of money, and people say it’s for bribing voters. Sounds like a movie scene, right? But it’s real! In Maharashtra, BJP leader Vinod Tawde and a...

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Leveraging unpaved airstrips for high-value crop transport: A transformative idea

India, one of the largest producers of agricultural goods globally, faces persistent challenges in ensuring that farm produce reaches markets efficiently. Post-harvest losses, particularly for high-value perishable crops like fruits and vegetables, account for nearly...

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Emojis: The new language of school grades? ✨

Did you know emojis have been around since the 1980s? Back then, people were already worried that computers might make it harder to express feelings, something humans have done for thousands of years. Fast forward...

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From the Trenches of Flanders to freedom’s dawn – 100 years of India and the Great War

In 1914, World War I erupted, driven by intense nationalism, imperial rivalries, and entangled alliances among the European powers. This unprecedented conflict, also called the Great War, saw major powers like Britain, France, Russia, and...

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Dr Doom

That’s you diagnosing yourself on Google What is with hospitals and clinics that they don’t share the test results with you? You have just had an MRI or ECG and the assistant or nurse has...

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Time for curry in the White House

The long-awaited US presidential poll results are out, and former president Donald Trump has won. This hotly contested election season was unique in that no matter which side triumphed, Indians were assured of one thing:...

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‘Mere Paas Maa Hai’: Why mothers matter

That Shashi Kapoor’s dialogue ‘Mere paas maa hai’ (I have my mother) would be immortalised was not something few could have anticipated in 1975 when the film ‘Deewar’ hit the theatres. When the film was...

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Ladies, leave our ladies tailors alone

In my generation, we were brought up on adages like ‘cutting off your nose to spite your face’, ‘tarring everyone with the same brush’, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’. It’s a pity they...

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Don’s darlings

Voters want a shake-up, so long as he delivers The lib commentariat, all shook by the breadth of the Trump win, didn’t even get a chance to catch its breath, before his selections for key...

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Imphaled

Central forces face an impossible situation. GOI must act to change Manipur’s security apparatus  A fresh spate of violence in Manipur has forced GOI to dispatch around 2,500 additional central paramilitary personnel to the state....

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Bulldozed no more?

Supreme Court Stands Up to ‘Bulldozer Justice’ The Supreme Court has spoken out against “bulldozer justice,” where state governments use bulldozers to quickly demolish people’s houses without fair trials. States like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,...

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The first people

In India, indigenous people, also called *Adivasis*, are sometimes treated very kindly by political parties, especially around election time when everyone wants their votes. But what these groups truly want is a balance: they want...

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Pardon my French

Lexicons are partially expletives. Now we need the daily fix of filthy language in a foreign accent The F word, the B word, the C word. Capital letters gone rogue, led deliciously astray, dancing drunk...

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Total control

Imagine one team has all the power in a big game. They make the rules, they call the shots, and everyone else has to play by their rules. That’s kind of like what happens in...

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#26: Is your healthcare system really looking out for you?

Today’s post (#26) is about a question, the answer to which has probably been the most eye opening for me over the last ten years, but more more importantly a life-changing one: Does my healthcare...

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Lotus won’t be Potus but hocus pocus still rules

10am Scanning the US election results, I realise that Trump and 1.4 billion Indians have something in common. We all believe in superstitions.  A recent video shows Trump cooking burgers, spilling salt, and then immediately...

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**Electile Disorder**

Do we have too many elections? Not really. But we definitely have too much election drama! It feels like we’re always voting. One election ends, and we’re already talking about the next one. It’s like...

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Will Trump’s fossil fuel playbook be a boon for India’s energy ambitions?

Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office brings with it a renewed focus on America’s fossil fuel industry, marking a significant shift away from the climate-first approach of his predecessor. While this could cast uncertainty...

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Why are grassroots nonprofits not able to scale easily?

Grassroots organisations in India face challenges in financial management and leadership development, and with technology and government policies. Here’s how they can scale. Almost every grassroots nonprofit aspires to expand its social impact so that...

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Unquiet flows the Don

A triumphant Trump is all set to enter White House and the history books Like a gleefully grinning Jack-in-the-Box, Donald Trump has popped up to make history as only the second US president after Grover...

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Lies, damned lies, and generative AI

I am Generative AI, and I understand English and many other languages. I know their grammar rules. I understand real-world events and create fantastic stories, poems, images, speeches, and videos. I have a deep appreciation of...

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The don of ordinary Americans

Perhaps the most telling pre-election poll was the one in which seven of 10 Americans said the country needs “major change or to be torn down”. Now, they’ve handed back the presidency to the biggest...

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Elections R Us

Here’s something for every American to celebrate: democracy has won! Even if there are disagreements, it’s a time for coming together. In the United States, we have two main political parties. After elections, their reactions...

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Private matters

SC ruling on govt acquisition of pvt properties is right & a reflection of how economic policies have changed  Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday on Article 39(b) clarified not all private property can be classified as...

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Have bathroom, will sing

One man’s melody is another man’s malady It’s rare to find people who love the sound of their voice when they hear it recorded for the first time. For bathroom singers, it’s no less than...

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History? Hmm…

Black woman leading Britain’s oppn Tories? Great? Yup. But look closely for real picture History, it was said, was made when a black woman was elected to lead Britain’s Conservatives, who are in opposition after...

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Guardians or bystanders!

Canadian police remain mute spectators to violence and vandalism unleashed in Hindu temples by Khalistani extremists backed by Trudeau.  On a quiet Diwali weekend, two temples in Canada, long-standing beacons of peace for Hindu diaspora...

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Foetal mistake

In a terribly gender unequal society, U-turn ideas such as legalising pre-birth sex determination are dangerous  How the status of women and the opportunities available to them in India have improved over time is a...

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Why Bezos and LA Times owner are right about not endorsing Harris

Jeff Bezos, billionaire owner of Amazon and The Washington Post, and Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times, provoked outrage when they blocked their newspapers from endorsing Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential...

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Karwa Chauth mehndi and a slice of ambition

On the eve of Karwa Chauth, I found myself running late from college, only to discover that all the neighbourhood salons were packed, and every Mehndi artist was already booked. As I searched for someone...

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Can’t take a joke?

Why Winnie the Pooh Scares Some Leaders Halloween is supposed to be a fun time, right? People dress up in costumes, sometimes a little spooky, and sometimes just funny! But in China, some Halloween celebrations...

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