09Aug 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor 4 Comments

UNFAITHFULLY YOURS

theatre
UNDOUBTEDLY ENTERTAINING !!!!   Have been writing reviews on movies for almost a decade now,and hence thought I must pen down my views on plays too.  ACTORS ,( Amateur Creative Talents On Repertory Shows) recently staged Unfaithfully Yours,a two act comedy,at Lucknow. Watching it was a double treat,firstly because I was watching an English play in Lucknow after almost three decades,and secondly because the play was beautifully staged.   The story of the play revolves around Jack Smith,who secretly has two wives and manages to keep two families,with a daughter and a son from each wife.The kids meet on the internet and want to meet personally,more so,since they find that the description of their dad,matched identically.The plot is created as to how jack,along ith his lodger  friend Sam,tries to prevent the…
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02Aug 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

What’s in AGE !!

social trends
What's in AGE !!   Nothing has lost its identity,more in the recent years,as has age !( Cover Story,OUTLOOK,Aug 3,2009) Age,which once was a very significant aspect of any person's,personal particulars,seems have no existence today.   Just two decades back,age decided everything,schooling,job,marriage,kids,clothes,food,lingo and life style.We had rigid ,water tight compartments ,arbitrarily of 25 years each,to divide the community into youngsters,middle age and oldies,and the latter starting,at the surprising young age of 50.This compartmentalization ,probably based on the Ashram system of Vedas,was handed down generation after generation,with a pre conceived generation gap ! Majority of the people,spent most of their lives,just to earn a livelihood,and lived most of the time either taking care of the previous generation or the next generation !   But times have changed,and age has no significance today.People are…
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02Aug 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

rAKHEE KA SWAMWAR

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GIVE THE DEVIL HIS(/HER) DUE   Rakhee Ka Swamvar,is the most talked about reality show of Indian TV,ever,second may be just to,Sach Ka Samana.(The Sexes ,The Week,aug 02,2009)   .In spite of her stunning designer outfits,with her pouting lips,pakoda nose,painted face,layered eyelids with artificial eyelashes,flickering at regular intervals,silicon at the right and wrong places,she looks like Ms Hanuman in any Japanese animation film on Ramayana,and reminds me of Simba  of Lion King. Rakhee Sawant may sound loud or act crude at times,but she needs a great applaud,for it is she and she alone who could dare to do this and get away with it,so successfully   The morality guardians of the society and the critics of Bollywood may accuse her of exposure and vulgarity and may call her uncouth and…
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02Aug 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER

cancer
DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER   Diagnosis of Cancer The Diagnosis of Cancer involves three sets of investigations   Confirmation of Diagnosis, by biopsy which we discussed in the last issue Staging workup, to see the extent of disease locally, its spread and the operability General Investigations, to assess the general fitness of the patient to undertake the treatment   The routine investigations to asses the general fitness of the patient include blood tests for hemoglobin, white cell count, sugar, liver function tests, kidney function tests, proteins and electrolyte(to detect nutritional deficiencies) and blood grouping X Rays X-ray chest to see the state of the lungs and any spread to the lungs X-rays of the limbs, head, spine are done when cancers of the bone are suspected, or in cancers of muscles,…
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02Aug 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

KNOW MORE ABOUT CANCER

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KNOW MORE ABOUT CANCER Myths and Facts About Cancer   Though cancer has existed since very long, its detailed knowledge is just over a century old in the history of medicine. And in spite of its significant prevalence and adequate efforts to spread cancer awareness amongst the common man, by all concerned, there are still a large number of myths existing, regarding cancer even in the mind of educated people.   ·         Age:- Cancer is not the disease of old age only, it can occur in any age and at times .Even a   baby can be born with cancer. ·         Survival and Cure Diagnosis of Cancer does not mean a death warrant. Cancer can be cured if detected early and a large number of patients survive several years and at…
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12Jul 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

KNOW ABOUT CANCER

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KNOW ABOUT CANCER Cancer is a deadly disease and is struggling hard presently to become the number one killer of our times .The incidence of cancer is increasing. This is because of increasing longevity, changing lifestyle, increasing pollution and many other factors. Three out of every ten people in the world will have cancer in their lives by 2025 .Cancer is increasing in India too and in the next 15 years or so, one out of every six person, will have cancer, which means that at least one member of every family will have a patient suffering from cancer. It is hence imperative that we all know the basics about cancer and its causes, early symptoms and methods of treatment. The study of Cancer is called Oncology,        The most…
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12Jul 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

INTRODUCTION TO CANCER

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Cancer is the epidemic of today! And it is different from most of the other major, serious and chromic illnesses, in many ways It can strike at any age Often grows silently Treatment is prolonged, involving different specialties and even expensive Cancer can be cured ,if detected early Prevention of cancer is mandatory to decrease incidence Cancer patients and their relatives ,need great moral and psychological support during treatment Patients need life long Follow up   The incidence of cancer is increasing in India too. The problems being faced in India, in cancer care are Extensive use of cancer causing agents Ignorance about cancer Reluctance of patients to seek medical assistance Inadequate medical care Insufficient knowledge about cancer ,in the health workers in rural areas Improper initial treatment Reporting late…
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12Jul 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

CHANGING EMOTIONS

emotions, GENDERS, love, relationships
Changing emotions   Emotions in relationships, are undergoing an obvious change these days, with a sense of casualness creeping in, specially in some women, who think that they should treat men as they are ,  carefree, unreliable and unemotional, a reputation that they have unluckily had since eternity!      The women who get into these temporary relations, where they use men and company as a post-dinner commodity, to be used and discarded are confused and insecure. In their new Avtaar of liberated women, they really don’t know what they want from a relation or from a man, they are doing this just for the heck of it and there is nothing emotional about it.    The emotions of a man have always been misunderstood. Men are as emotional as…
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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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06Jul 2009 by Sanjay Kapoor No Comments

ROLE OF DADS

attitude, bringing up children, emotions, GENDERS, interpersonal relationship, itrapersonal relationship, Kids and teenagers, love, relationships, social trends, society
DADDY -O-DADDY ! It is heartening to see that a day has been earmarked for dads as well,as Fathers day,as there is a Mothers Day !   The role of a father in a child's life has gone a revolutionary change in the last two decades or so,and has almost broken the water tight compartmentalization,that existed between the roles of mom and dad !   But  be it his previous role,or the new avtaar,one person and relation,that has been the biggest victim of the gender bias,has been the Father !And this has come down since eternity,in mythology,literature,stories and poetry.Even Bollywood has not been left behind in this discrimination,as while there are innumerable movies and songs on Ma ki mamta,there are hardly any on Pita ka pyaar !   Without undermining…
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