He was so quiet. Through my growing years, I had often heard the elders say, “So quiet, didn’t even realize he was sitting with us …and so different from all the rest.’
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On the receiving end of the cricket ball on many an occasion in my school days, the shiny and swinging new ball instilled a certain fear in me.
It was the morning of day one in quarantine. My wife hadn't replied to my previous night’s WhatsApp message (COVID Warriors) which I took to be an acceptance of my decision to self-isolate.
As we see increasing numbers of health-care professionals in the country testing positive for the Coronavirus, the sentiment of some of those on the frontline - the so-called 'COVID warriors' - is more a feeling of lambs being led to the slaughter; not much unlike the foot-soldiers of the past during a war.
Bajpe Airport, December 1984 It’s late in the afternoon. After waiting for over an hour we finally see a plane landing. Dressed in trademark white kurta-pyjama we watch him alight, smile, and greet those who have come to receive him at the airport tarmac.
Of all roommates I had during my college days Lakki was by far the most flamboyant; obsessed with music, fashion and... chicks!
Certain incidents in our lives remain so deeply etched in the sub-conscious that when we recall them, it seems they might have happened just yesterday. Such an incident happened to me a long, long time ago…actually half a century back!
With the world coming to a standstill, it is time to re-visit the works of our favorite authors. Going through my modest collection of books, my eyes glanced upon an author-signed copy of Jeffrey Archer’s ‘Mightier than the Sword’. Leafing through the pages took me back to the time when I came face-to-face with the legendary author…
In a certain variety of thyroid cancer, the commonest well-differentiated type, advancing age of the patient bears major significance on prognosis and mortality. (1) Age-adjusted risk stratification has become standard practice for the management of these patients following surgery.