Author: akshay

Up until two months ago, I would have been heading to facebook.com if I ended up in a long queue for chappati at the mess. No, I wouldn't waste a lot of time reading worthless status updates. I'd only click on external links and read articles (which feigned importance). And then, I deactivated my facebook…

Thoughts are vague. No matter how clear a thought is to you, it would not be fully formed. That is, till you decide to write it down. When you write down anything, you assign an (imaginary) audience to it. And you start explaining your idea. Any explanation has to go down logically. Every digression will…

Disclaimer: This post is entirely based on the author’s experiences in life, learning. It is not intended at any single person, neither is it intended to insult or hurt anyone. I abhor the lectures delivered in my medical college. No, I love medicine. I don’t have any problem listening. And I don’t have ADHD. But…

Recently a nation wide campaign has been launched tagged “save the doctor”. The cause: making life easier for medical students. The appeal: 1) Increase PG seats 2) Include rural service within UG and PG course. The arguments: That there are 45600 UG seats and that there are only 12000 PG seats in clinical subjects. That…

This is a choice that the social revolutionary in a not so bad democracy has to face. He is confronted with injustice or inequality that doesn’t harm him directly, and won’t harm him at all if he ignores it. But if he decides to try and eliminate that evil, his future will be in risk.…

I am going to take you through a very unfamiliar ride. You will have to trust me completely and prepare to be thrown around. The idea I’m about to give is going to shake your fundamental beliefs and core values. And that is invariable owing to the nature of it. So, if you have your…

Yesterday, I met two scientists. One is a neuroscientist about to join Yale, the other, her husband, an immunologist in NY. And they changed my perception about how I should pursue my higher studies after MBBS. No, the meeting wasn’t a coincidence. I’d never be in CCD on any given day unless someone invited me…

Yesterday was a Sunday entirely different from the hundred before it. I did two things. Quizzing 8 hours of questions and answers (and excellent guesses) with my partner – Shruti parimoo General Quiz #1: At NIE, Mysore. We reached about an hour early and talked about neuroplasticity, and the like. Then, the first round started.…

I woke up today morning reading this on Quora: What are the biggest mistakes of Mahatma Gandhi? The answer tells that the British were comfortable with Gandhi heading India, and that complete non-violence was probably a big mistake. Two things. Non-violence works in international affairs. Especially after the second world war.This must be self evident.…