Karthik Blogs

I am neither a doctor, nor a specialist in the field of medicine. My knowledge as far as the medical field is concerned is as ignorant as can be. Sometimes ignorance can be as good as bliss and mine is at a level from where my knowledge can go only in one direction-North. It is actually a very good situation to be in because all that I will try to understand will be much better than my current understanding. That in itself would be a vast improvement. Last week I met a friend who must be in the same age bracket as yours truly, its always a pleasure to be in the mid forties for a long duration of time as its perhaps the last time you can ever claim to be in the prime of youth, before heading into youngish old age. I have always cherished or rather longed for a salt and pepper look, however that claim of mine will remain as bald as my head. Back to my friend , I was shocked to hear that this friend of mine was having kidney related issues and that he had to undergo dialysis once e...

Story Time, This time however This is a true life incident. However when it comes to good deeds or for that matter charity the left hand should never know what the right hand does. It takes away the beauty and charm of the good deed. Therefore my dear good friends I will relate the incident in the form of a story format. There was a King in ancient India. He was a very brave warrior, aggressive yet pious, brave yet kind and loving. Creative and Innovative, yet traditional. His Kingdom was growing and flourishing. His subjects were very happy and prosperous in his fiefdom. His people would sing praises about him and bless that he should continue to rule over the land for many more years to come. It was a large Kingdom and millions of his followers. Though there was prosperity in plenty, yet as would be the case with any other land there were the haves and the have-nots. The king was very concerned about the well being of his people. While His fame was spreading the world over, he...