Walk of life

  Changing With The Changing Times. I am an Anaesthesiologist by profession. I have been doing freelance private Anaesthesia practice for almost more than 2 and a half decades. In initial days of practice, ignorance about my field and about the procedure undergoing was seen in many educated patients too. The illiteracy levels were high. No social digital media. No marketing too by Hospitals and medical field. Times started changing. Digital social media took the whole Society hooked up to their phones. Lots and lots of important information about everything became available. This boosted Awareness of many things amongst public. Awareness of medical diseases,screening and treatment facilities available. Hence,today,I am finding public approaching Hospitals themselves for routine screening and investigations. Many are availing the various treatments for many issues.unlike yesteryears patients had to be coaxed to get themselves realise about the seriousness of the underlyin...

  Some door may open somewhere.. A very talented actor entered the film industry. His first movie became a hit.Expecting all doors in Bollywood would open for him.....but nepotism hit him hard.He tried a lot but his career graph instead of sky rocketing took a nosedive. Dejected,he joined security job becoming personal bodyguard of the superstars. He started his own Security Agency. Things slowly started picking up.He got a television soap offer.That became a big hit. Years of Television as the costliest Lead and later OTT platforms gave him great roles. An inspirational story for all those Talented people out there. When one door is shut on your face.......if you are genuinely talented and hard working..... Some door will always open for you somewhere. I heard one such actor speak " When things aren't working your way,never lose heart nor your focus.Because when suddenly opportunity knocks at your door one day,you must be well prepared to welcome it." So true. ...

  My Life..... My Choices. This blog is not critical nor condemning people and their unconventional choices....especially Women. I saw an old English movie,Kramer vs Kramer. Also a Bollywood movie, Akele Hum Akele Tum,based on the English movie. The Woman leaves her young kid with her husband ( who was always busy in his own professional life) to pursue her dreams and aspirations .Once she becomes financially strong,comes back to seek custody of her child. Society and the movie ,then and now,condemned the heroine, who was projected and judged " Selfish". When I was small, family had a person, who spent her prime years in pursuing a PhD degree in her field. In mid 40s,she met a divorcee on Matrimonial site,and they got married. A decade later,had a ugly divorce. In early 60s,she met someone while on vacation and remarried  . Those times,Society and Family condemned and judged the lady and also the 2 men for the life they opted and the choices they made. Whether yesterd...

  When Customer is King. I was watching a documentary video on Paithani Sarees. A beautiful weave of  of silk threads. Made in Maharashtra. Paithani Sarees are known for its rich vibrant colors and typical Peacock motifs. The documentary also was talking about Current trends. Today,apart from the traditional woven designs in silk,some handloom houses cater to every demand of the customers. So now we get the traditional designs woven in other silks too( Tussar,Maheshwari,Organza to name a few). The traditional motifs are replaced by whatever design demanded by customers. Even the vibrant colors,traditional borders and pallu designs are modified or replaced. But what was end product.... The authenticity, aesthetic part of the traditional Paithani saree handed down for generations got lost. But when Customer becomes King....one has to cater to the demands..... In a similar pattern, Corpuratisation of Medical field has turned each hospital into a Hospitality Industry....

  As I change the angle..... As a Pain Specialist, I give intervention Nerve Blocks for Pain Relief. These blocks are either C-  ARM or Ultrasound guided procedures. These blocks are given by Long Needles. Whenever the angle of either the Needle or the C ARM tube  / USG probe changes,image on the Screen changes and so does the point of view. The right positioning of the Needle at the target area depends upon the right angle of Needle insertion and the Machine.All need to be in synchrony . Similarly in life,we judge people depending upon our interactions with them. If at some point ,our interactions are not in synchrony with one another, we find only faults in them. But if we change the angle at which we are looking at them,perhaps we may understand the person better.A change of angle may show us a different person and perspective. As a child,I was taught If we are pointing a finger at someone.....same time 3 fingers are pointing back towards us. Meaning,if we ar...

 Humane amongst Humans. I was in 2nd yr of MBBS. Thought of giving a surprise visit to my family,so traveled in unreserved bogie from Sewagram to Mumbai and landed home early morning.  My Ajji was very happy.  Exhilaration made her prepare a sumptuous breakfast even in illness. The whole process stressed her weak body and she suffered a massive heart attack and she left us for heavenly abode just hours after I had reached home. Shocked and Grieving, I was accompanied by a close senior back to Sewagram.  Remembering my Ajji,I was inconsolable and mindlessly talking about the whole episode which had taken place at home. My friend was actually in a different mood.She had got engaged and was very excited about her new life. We both were in different moods at that moment.  Each wanted to share their emotions with each other. My friend heard my rant for few minutes and snapped " Tripti,your Ajji was old.She had to leave you one day.Stop Grieving.Instead,let's spend th...