Author: akshay
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Don’t Cook Your Meals
Thanks to The Great Indian Kitchen a lot of discussions are happening on cooking. I wanted to note down a few of my thoughts in relation to cooking, etc. I find cooking boring There might be people who find cooking interesting. I am not one of those persons. I find food boring too. Anything healthy…
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The Great Indian Kitchen – A Great Movie About the Not So Great Indian Kitchen
If you know Malayalam, you are better off reading Joshina Ramakrishnan’s review which captures the whole essence of the movie and places it smack in the middle of the collective conscience of Malayalis. The first thing that appears on the screen after CBFC certificate is not a 2D Ganesha idol. It is the words “THANKS…
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Questions to Ask About Vaccine Data Tracking
In vaccine data tracking debate, please question the assumption that the government needs to track who is taking vaccine. What are the implications of not tracking who is taking vaccine? What are the risks and benefits? Who gets excluded when IDs are required for vaccine? What is the government trying to prevent by making IDs…
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Wonder Regimen to End Tuberculosis in India
Have you ever looked at Tuberculosis and thought, “Hmm. I wish there is a way to end this disease”? Well, wonder no more. Anurag Bhargava, Madhavi Bhargava & Anika Juneja have come up with a regimen that can achieve your dream. Another good news is that treatment with this regimen can also be helpful in…
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The Art of Setting Up Success
What makes a great surgeon? Do they have long fingers? Or steady hands? Or the heart of a lion? I think it is the preparation they do right before they make the incision. In VMH, I would be assisting various surgeons, especially Dr MR Seetharam in orthopedic surgeries. MRS is very methodical in preparation for…
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Science is Broken Because Scientists Can’t Think Rationally
Scihub is being sued in Indian courts by the journal industry. There are some people worried about it. But it is funny how our knowledge system works. Take this tweet for example: Scientific publishing sure is rigged & broken. But hoping that the very bandicoots that are getting fat from the status quo will take…
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What to Do with Privilege?
I have had the privilege to think and write about privilege often. I have written about how privilege affects Indian software industry’s ability to innovate. I have written about why the privileged should think about how they’re part of the problem. I have looked at my privileges visible to me. I also felt guilty/responsbile and…
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Lumbar Puncture and HIV
Lumbar puncture is a fascinating procedure. It is cheap, it can be done in relatively remote places, and it can be learnt easily given access to enough people who need it. LP has an incredible role in the management of many complications related to HIV. I’ve heard stories about how there used to be 5…
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Annihilation of Caste
Jat-Pat Todak Mandal probably wanted to be the #DalitLivesMatter of their time. That’s how they invited Ambedkar to their annual conference in 1936 to deliver a speech. Organization of conferences in that time and today have at least one thing in common – communication gaps. JPTM wanted Ambedkar to talk about abolition of caste. Like…
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How Can I Be Useful For You?
I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I haven’t still figured out how to execute this. But here’s the idea. I’m very privileged, purely by the accident of birth. There are millions of people less privileged than me in many ways. I think the right use of my privileges would be to help…