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I am a surgeon working in Lake shore Hospital in Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala at the southern tip of India. A stroke at the age of 39 left my left side considerably weakened, putting paid to my career as a surgeon. The scalpel, through which I communicated with the world, and expressed myself as an individual, being of no use to me since the stroke, I took to writing, as a means to express myself and to communicate with the world. this blog 'writerbychance' is part of my new-found passion.

Dr. Vandana; sacrificial lamb of a sick system

A 22-year old house surgeon is stabbed to death by an inebriated person, adding one more to the list of healthcare workers attacked in Kerala. Why are these attacks being repeated?

‘The Kerala Story’ insensitive to victims’ families’ anguish

While politicians scramble to claim their pound of flesh from ‘The Kerala Files’, nobody is bothered about the families of alleged ‘Love Jihad’ victims, who continue to deal with their anguish and pain by themselves

Disqualification of Rahul; was judiciary unfair to him?

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as MP from the 17th Lok Sabha for defaming a famous surname. What about MPs associated with more gruesome crimes?

An oak that outgrew the sun and the storm

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day in 2023, I salute my maternal grandmother

Self-financing the only hope for public healthcare sector

Poor-friendly public healthcare suffers from stunted growth. Only self-financing can bring it back to health in the interest of the ailing poor

Antibiogram; another feather on Kerala’s illustrious cap

Antibiotic resistance has taken healthcare hostage. Will antibiogram proposed to be adopted in Kerala help to save the day?

Ban on Two-finger test for rape survivors; did judiciary go overboard?

The judiciary rightly red-flagged the scientific validity of the PV test in rape survivors. But by directing the test to be done away from the medical curriculum itself seems an overdo

Rishi Sunak’s ancestry deepens the subcontinental schism

Rishi Sunak, the British Indian takes over British premiership. Reverberations of the same are felt in distant India along communal lines.

Only humility, meekness and truth can satiate India’s hunger

As India fares badly in the Global Hunger Index rankings, the government adopts denial and rubbishing the report instead of acceptance of the same with humility and pursuit of truth

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