....the Causeway linking L.Fonadhoo with the Local airport Kadhhoo, was built with Japanese Aid....Japan showing keen interest after The Tsunami & Many JOCV workers wud be seen in Islands as volunteers....the Causeway was breathtaking linking the two islands of L.Fonadhoo with the airport island ...with sea on both sides it was a pleasure driving over it with Little Doel looking for the fishes & a feel of the tarred rd thr , as the entire island of our habitat was unpaved with coral chips as the material ....tht was 12 yrs ago , nd now things hv changed , tarred rds in place nd Capital islands of respective atolls r developed ...the 13 seater plane frm Male' is a regular site hovering over us thr before landing...best transport to see the Indian ocean dotted with Isles .....as it wud fly v low ....frm the Urbane , hustle nd bustle of the National capital region of Delhi , this Castaway posting changed our Lives.....as whn the situation is tough , u really brace up nd get going .....still hv fond memories of the sleepy locale , bustling Health centre , nd pure air to breath .....!!!! ( Concluded)
.....Rojnamcha...!!! the Indian Ocean Diary having being initiated in 2010 is very close to Heart....journey of an Indian Doctor's service in a remote land...!!!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Friday, November 24, 2017
......The Saga of an Ass.....
.....one who shoulders all burden without a grumble is synonymously an Ass...." Gadhha".. in Hindi parlance....why few words attain infamy is a matter of Soul Search ....Why an innocent animal be subject to ridicule nd compared with humans whose behavior may appear to be unsmart , unbecoming ......or more rudely dumb.....naming behavioral patterns by swearing animal names is incorrect....nd inhuman......I feel this shud attract the clauses of animal atrocity nd abuse.....Humans hv a bloated ego of being Superior to all beings of Life....Humans ignore the fact tht they r also equally responsible for being atrocious on animals ....., more so an innocent animal like an Ass....The Ass rather is a shining example of faithfulness to its master , a Herculeus in terms of utility , an animal on bare subsistence , a for granted nd much neglected servant of the fmly ......Such shining qualities is to be honored , eulogised nd celebrated......but Alas, Human Psyche so very self centred , refuse to accept this .....or rather take the faithfulness of the ASS as a weakness, thinking it to be too meek to offer a resistance , too dumb a creature.....hence , the parallel of being an Ass, to meek , not too smart humans is invoked......Rather , at the hindsight invoking nd swearing in the name of Ass is rather a tribute to a person who has all the hardworking , sacrifical qualities of the Animal......in fact Animals need care nd Respect as they shoulder our burden unpaid.....exploited for our selfish ends , captivated nd caged , hunted ,for our demonic pleasure......
Thursday, November 23, 2017
.....Litmus Test.....of Unity ....!!!
....the word III rd Class in India is synonymous with Low Level in all spheres .....its also used in connotation with depravity ...any body having a III rd class behaviour is denounced generally .....IIIrd class Hotel , IIIrd class Transport, IIIrd class Fud,,,,,IIIrd class Film .....IIIrd class story....IIIrd class behavior .....IIIrd class Character ......III rd Class manners .....& IIIrd Class maintenance of a Coach or a bldg .....or for tht matter IIIrd Class Tkts in Cinema halls .....r to cite a few , connoting Low levels....now , the limited Pt is.... as to how the word III rd class attains its notoriety ...to my mind the IIIrd class notoriety is rooted to the British Period of Colonization , wherein Whites were segregated frm the Blacks & Colored....Segregation at public places , Transport, Clubs , Theatres.....so much so tht the III rd class compartments of British India Railways were for poor people , the IInd & Interclass for the more affluent & the Ist exclusively generally for the Europeans....the British always maintained their upperhand of White Supremacy as a tool of Governing the Natives .....in tht in South africa MK Gandhi was thrown out of the Compartment meant for the whites , despite holding a valid Tkt ....subsequently he was roughed up in a horse drawn coach whn he tried to find a seat inside with the whites .....made to sit outside with the Coachman , he was subjected to physical abuses, let alone verbal ....though MK Gandhi received a letter of apology frm the Rail Road Mgmt. who pleaded helplessness. nd in a way strengthened Gandhi's resolve to fight apartheid ....Coming back to India , Gandhiji always travelled IIIrd Class , experiencing the plight of the commoner ....his first hand experience of the dirty compartments , led to his resolve of a Cleaner India .....which is probably the early root to a "Swachch Bharat" .....Untouchables & Untouchability.......the Nightsoil carriers ....a Cornerstone of Gandhiji's fightback to Discrimination , Dirt , Filth , Squalid environs representing Lower Class & Down trodden during those period .....though , over the yrs it persisted & was well adopted by the " Desis" ....Post Independence , though not Post haste , somewhere around 1974 the IIIrd class was done away with, in Indian Railways ....the Country splitted du2 host many reasons of which "Holier than Thou attitude" of the Majority , "Cleaner thn Thou attitude" of the majority , "Touch me not" Untouchabilty , Caste distinction of superiority, to top it all European Supremacy of the British did India in ....., despite , this , post Independence , the Brown sahibs carried on with the agenda & the deep impact of segregation still well estd . in our Psyche ....Currently, Economic Inequalities in Modern India is the Ultimate hurdle to National Unity ..... Abrogation of the Class distinction , be it Societal or Economic is the Litmus Test for a truly United Civilized Society.....!!!! ....a must read....
P:S :- Third Class in Indian Railways (1917)
by Mohandas K. Gandhi
P:S :- Third Class in Indian Railways (1917)
by Mohandas K. Gandhi
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
...Need of the hr ....
....it is never too late to acquire knowledge which ought to hv been collected earlier....as knowledge is not age barred ..... Slavery & Slave trade is familiar past , yet its firm roots nd Racialism still is incredibly relevant in one form of the other, Overtly or Covertly.... .....correlating with the Past ...I hv strong reasons to believe that Emancipation of the Humanity frm all sorts of Exploitation is still to be attained......Currently thr is exploitation of Refugees thru out the Globe, as their homeland is ravaged, now to the point of Slavery....for sheer survival......the adage : "Might is Right" & "Survival of the Fittest" is forever , so well estd. nd never losing its fervour .....with its roots of Colonialism & trappings of Exploitation, not so in distant memory , has taken a different shape ....a modern day avatar as Economic Exploitation with inequality in wealth distribution rampant ....Africa provided Slaves unwillingly nd it has been on a long road to recovery.... a breeding ground for despots , nepotism , in a rich land of resources its the Continent tht holds the key to World progress on Tru Emancipation of the mass......still a far cry , the Dark Continent is slowly on the path to recovery....Latin america still is on the path to its cherished goals yet severely hampered by maladministration....the Middle east is Medieval the Emancipation is not really Economics thr ....as the Arab world is in the Vortex of Crisis after Crisis a lot is to be achieved thr .....thru out the Globe , tru Liberty in the form of Vibrant Democracy is the need of the hour.....
Thursday, November 16, 2017
....Culmination with Rain .....
....thr is an unprecedented coolness in the atmosphere, as we r back to the basics , in tht a New Umbrella , hitherto hibernating , hv seen the Light of the Day...as Children finishes exam today amidst torrential downpour ; had to be battle ready to collect the elder one wading thru the ice cold rain water.....home is stone's throw frm School , yet the necessity , keeping in view the menacing Downpour ....following it up , the appointment with the Clinic with pants duly folded with the New umbrella , wading thru the many "Goalhis" of Male' city.....Male' will land in one huge soup, whn rain Gods r incessantly showering thr bounty......but the Welcome change of atmosphere , the fine spray of rain , surely invigorating .....as the steadfast Q @ Clinic , notwithstanding the Rain, is dispensed professionally thr is an element of relaxation , in hvin met with the Service providing ....as the clothes dry up ...the plan for a more relaxing back home will unfold .....the local Bzr , the Fish Mkt with Huge Tunas on display , the chaotic Rainy Traffic & hop on hop off the Chalk water puddles, negotiating to safety.....as Exams for the Kids r over ....the Pressure Cookered Admin. in the form of Archana will let go the steam....it will be now Awards nite for the Children & Report Card day the last two agendas before Homecoming on vacation .....
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
....Plastic Can , A River to Cross ......
.....the idea shud be to mitigate sufferings nd prioritise saving of human lives along with fight out any menace endangering the species ...dressed in South East Asian attire @ Vietnam the world leaders looked dapper cross handshaking .....meets , tht bring together world leaders .....Gud , Heart WARMING ....on the otherside of the coin , at , Shah Porir Dwip of Bangladesh across the Naaf river separating frm Burma is witnessing a steady flow of refugees , who can't afford a boat ride .....they simply undertake the hazardous journey of swimming across, tied to Plastic Palm Oil cans , used precariously as a float .....this is more horrendous , thn the Mediterranean cross overs ......why the modern world with all modernity can't extend a helping hand to save a Life ....why a life is valueless nd least in priority....the UN has failed ....even a great failure is India the regional power under whose Nose the refugee crisis unfolded ...whts the use of diplomacy if its unable to save lives ....NewDelhi's "hands off attitude" is inhuman .......in this modern era Country means nothing , borders hv shrunk , its meaningless , its disease , squalor , Polluted environment transgressing all borders r the common enemies for all countrymen ....why the Refugees especially Children & Women be not saved nd protected by all agencies in Rt earnest is a matter of Urgent concern .....as , tru the World is full of Injustices , but whts the point whn we are committed to the decimation of Humanity ......both Pakistan & India are under the spell of SMOG choking the Citizens ....whr is the fight gone now ....nd whr r the borders .....how helpless both the Countries appear to be ......thr is an utter failure of Statesmanship thru out the world as humanitarian crisis unfold ....Plastic can , a River to cross , an uncertain foreign land of refuge , a mammoth tragedy .....!!!!
Thursday, November 9, 2017
....Birthday.....
....Quietly as I complete another yr, congratulated by my core group....I feel happy to write again .....without writing perhaps I will wilt .....the freshness of a fresh write up is infectious , as I yearn for more .....why I shud write....I hv no concrete answer.....as the key board will churn spontaneously whn confronted .....churn , out of a fear of being interned in the Laccadive Sea incomunicado .....was it Edmond Dante's incarceration in Chateau di'ff in The Count Of Monte Cristo by Duma, incommunicado until Abey Faria frm adjacent Cell tapped him live .....or is it Crusoe shipwrecked in an Island visited by Cannibals.....r these two characters , cud possibly be the aura of a realization of how truly Civilization matters ....!!!!....as no Man is an Island .....!!!!!....Nehru & Gandhi brought out their best in papers produced during their internment , but with a difference as the internment was forced ......here I am on my own volition ......the deep Blu Horizon down yonder .....!!!!....captivating year after year....!!!!....as the morn dawned .....dawned is an awakening of thanksgiving to all especially to my Creators .....my Ma still alive ....string sharp voice....blessing me again & again ......its first Her & thn Mother earth to whom I owe my allegiance of my existence & further Oblivion .......!!!!!
Thursday, November 2, 2017
.....Coral Islands & Community Practice......
...the Sky Blu roof of the Health Centre is distinctly visible frm a distance, encircled & approached by a white chalky Coral chips street , the swaying Coconut grove within & a variety of tropical plants with brite flowers donning the mantle of the Health centre, catering to a community of Islanders just north of the equator , a part of an atoll of eight individual Islands : pearls in the Indian Ocean .....if u r looking for something Pure remoteness ,its these places of the Indian Ocean .....cut off frm mainland civilizations for Centuries & fewer footfalls , these Indian ocean Islands hv survived in small communities ....The health centre is a notable block whr its utility cannot be underscored....the Doctor , Head Nurse & the Community Health supervisor r the hit man for all the ailments invading the precarious Island ....the small medical fraternity providing a regular service is praiseworthy , keeping in view the remote location .....12 yrs ago....as I recall , both the the Communicable disease & the NCD registers used to be packed with Pt entries ...an ideal reason for a sound General practice.....as pt numbers swelled , it was easy to identify thm by names nd by their homes....most of thm were in dire need of medication, & in an yr an Inv. lab cud be estd. mitigating a pain of pts being referred to the Regional hosp. in other Island for the same ....as, three Islands were linked to each other by causeways over the sea , it was difficult cost wise to hire a taxi to go to the RH . As practice flourished , so did the pt confidence in the Health Centre , in tht a brand new 10 bedded unit was set up for admissions ......(to be Contd ...)
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
...Community Doctor .....
.....thr was a time in Bihar , whn a Doctor used to Complete his Training , & a job in Bihar health services was easily obtainable as Civil asstt. surgeon ; which wud time bound wise lead to the coveted post of Civil surgeon of a District ...as Bihar post Independence was a well run bureaucracy with Officials v dedicated & administration wise Bihar was an example ....thn the gradual slide ......as it happens to any great Civilization .....I had a first hand taste of it whn I entered Patna for my Higher education .....the Institutions post JP Andolan ( agitation of 1974 -75 ) had taken a beating in terms of smooth functioning & a general despondency was prevailing whn I entered in 1980, which aggravated with the passage of each yr.....the job & Career mkt constricted nd stiff Competitions were faced by the average students .....in a way it was hardship as Pvt institutions or Career options in the pvt sector were few as it is now ....a Clerical job evoked huge competition & nepotism crept in selection .....naturally the Bihar health services was not wholly untouched & vacancies of Doctors were not being filled up .....so , for a Medical Graduate , the Golden period of being posted & serving the native state after graduation fumbled....this had a bearing on the Health care , with a deranged doctor to patient ratio, afflicting the Health of the State .....a young Medical graduate is a bundle of energy....impatient to do well professionally ..... armed with a latest curriculum oriented degree & training , so very essential to perform in remote rural areas ....thr is this desire to start work independently , practise the tools of acquired knowledge independently as thr will be lots & variety of cases waiting to be seen ....this opportunity was lost for many a graduate .....Basic Health care @ Primary Health centre & Health posts r a corner stone to a healthy , Citizenry....tru living conditions & facilities r a casualty in remote areas but look at the professional exposure it can subject to the fresh Medical graduate .....thr cannot be a better discipline thn an young medical grad armed with his scientific knowledge taking decisions affecting peoples lives directly .....the Job satisfaction is enormous .....look at the amount of challenges he has to face in limited Capacity & a remote environment ......these challenges will definitely hone the existing skill , a platform for the future tight rope walk of day to day Clinical practise as Doctor's take critical decisions so very imp for the Humanity ....to me serving in a Community gives an ample opportunity to deliver a Comprehensive Healthcare to the people whom U might know by name , face , profession & even being a frnd to a host many fmly .....the Community doctor is a respected , well known entity who emanates a great sense of security to the people around him & a huge , yes a huge Job satisfaction .......A Big thumbs up to Community Practise ....!!!!!
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A Sea & Lord Hanuman in between .....
Shubho NaboBorsho greetings to all !!! There is festivity in the air ...the brisk walk back to home post Clinic tells it all....
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