The Durga Puja is not just a religious ceremony for Bengalis. To them, it is a cultural extravaganza, a carnival, and a riot of happiness that knows no caste, creed, color, religion or political affiliations. So, naturally, this has become an extremely lucrative opportunity to be exploited for economic gains by multiple stakeholders. The norm … Continue reading Demonization of Doctors: #jesuisasur
Month: September 2017
Cochrane Presents Interactive Learning Courses
Cochrane is a British non-profit, non-governmental organization formed to organize medical research findings so as to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions faced by health professionals, patients, and policy makers. They have recently circulated a press release outlining their new interactive learning courses which seem very interesting to me. Check out the details of the … Continue reading Cochrane Presents Interactive Learning Courses
Research Mentorship for MBBS/MD Students in India: The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Program
There are very limited opportunities for Indian medical students and even residency trainees, to engage in high quality mentorship program focusing on development of research skills. The newly launched DIPS program is one such. I am reproducing the content from the India Alliance website below. You can check their site out here. Rapid developments in … Continue reading Research Mentorship for MBBS/MD Students in India: The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Program
Looking Back on Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address
A hundred and twenty four years and one day ago, on 11th September, 1893, Swami Vivekananda took to stage at the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago and uttered those wonderful words which have since inspired generations of youth. As a student of the Ramakrishna Mission school system, I have remained enchanted by his words … Continue reading Looking Back on Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address
A Sacksophile Writes: Revisiting the Works of Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks is one of the many contemporary physicians who I have looked up to as a source of motivation and inspiration. Much before I read (or watched) Awakenings, I was accidentally introduced to the body of work by Sacks. While browsing through the volumes neatly stacked on the racks of a quaint bookshop in … Continue reading A Sacksophile Writes: Revisiting the Works of Oliver Sacks
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