MY POSTS

CROSSING CHAMBAL RIVER 26 th December 1995  was an extremely  chilled day with day temperature 9 degree C and poor  visibility in the morning till 10 am. We had planned to go to Pune from Faridabad by our new Car as  that was the only option left for us .There was no availability of travel tickets by rail  and air tickets prices were exorbitant. The only other option was to cancel the visit.After lot of discussions  we had planned to go to Pune by car and my wife's sister and her husband were to give us company.We were expecting them to join us in Faridabad in the night so that we can start our adventure early morning after break fast At about 8 pm a phone rang and I was told by my co-brother that they have dropped the idea of going by car and further he rightly advised that  I should also  drop the idea.  The total distance up to Pune was more than 1400 kms and I knew I alone cannot drive so much. We wanted to go to Pune to attend the first ...

POWERFUL TOOL My advanced apologies to all the doctors who may  get rubbed inadvertantly ! Thete was a time when doctors were respected in the cities . Gone are those days now. The  Doctors were not only respected but almost worshiped in small places.That thing is also on decline. Today almost all the Doctors have become excessively dependent on various gadgets  and liberally recommend several medical tests to the patiens.The Unfortunate thing is there is perceptible degradation in the skill or ability to diagnose . Some  cannot conclude even after seeing  the reports of  several tests recommended by them. 40 years back things were different . I have a doctor friend who used to work in CGHS . He is a very good Doctor...... but he does not  know that ! Following incident will explain his expertize. Once when a lady visited him in his clinic with her 11 year old child,he examined it and declared that child is suffering from TB. The lady...