08Aug 2012 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

WHERE ARE OUR ROOTS?

bringing up children, jobs and careers, Kids and teenagers, Life, social trends, society
WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO? In the race to modernize, the present generation is drifting away from our rich culture and Mythology, a fact very well observed by Mallika Sarabhai( Cat with a Nose Ring, THE WEEK, Aug 12,2012) Westernization started about five decades back and in fact in the seventies, one of the very common topics for essays in examinations used to “Westernization-A Curse or a Boon” and since then we have been running nonstop to unidentified destinations and for a new identity .We have been running nonstop and without seeing back and in fact have gone very far, to a stage where the present generation is hardly Indian and in fact have an identity crisis as they definitely don’t have an exclusive new identity. What they have ,is…
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06Jul 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

rETIREMENT LETTER FROM A SURGEON

attitude, emotions, health services, itrapersonal relationship, jobs and careers
When is a surgeon's sell by date, and what is the shelf life of a surgeon? Surgeons young and old should merely look around them; the young to make mental notes about what to do [and not do] when they are older, and older surgeons should do so as a reality or insight check. I made mental notes about teaching about 25 years ago. I overheard a group of students referring to our famous, emeritus, retired, renown teacher who had stayed on: "There was this funny little old guy with round glasses who burbled about hernias." It had something of Maria Callas returning to the Royal Festival Hall after a long absence, and half the audience walking out on hearing the cracked voice, or the reappearance of an ancient rocker…
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16Feb 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

WHY BLAME DOCs ALONE !

health services, jobs and careers, medicine, society
  WHY ONLY DOCs !!!!!!   It was doubly sad to read the article 10 Common Most Medical Mistakes (India today,Feb 16,2009) ,firstly because it highlighted the faux pas of my profession,and secondly or rather more intensely,since all the blame was put on the fragile shoulders of the Doctors!   In spite of being a very ardent believer and preacher of the principle,that every doctor should respect the faith ,that the patient,imposes on him or her,specially in a surgeon,in handing over one self,in a state of anesthesia to be cut(operated) ,I cannot resist but put forward my views ,to defend the doctors.   We should all understand that,the doctor is,just a very small part of any medical set-up,be it private or government,and is often as helpless and  harassed as the patient,if not…
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