....Feels good to be back again after a hibernation since May ...coming to terms as the Viremia is unabated....with vaccine in sight , we are hopeful....the weather warm , torrential downpour , scanty these days I thought ...there is a direct effect now on the socio economic front, as definitely the Pandemic has taken its toll....the action resumed on the hospital front last mnth. with full preparation for a re opening post lock down ...the old adage " ...when the going gets tough , the tough gets going ..."....taking the Bull by its horn....!!!
.....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...!!!
Friday, August 28, 2020
Monday, May 11, 2020
....Anniversary....Vows of thick & thin & a cup of tea in togetherness...
...Hovering dark clouds of a quarantine is no more ....as we breath free......as 'the old order changeth yielding place to new'....the weather playing truant ....a brief sunny morn ....a cup of tea & we re exchange our vows of thick nd thin ....the anniversary is as usual tru to our commonality of a nature of quietude nd not withstanding the ponderance of a current situation , of a World in imbroglio vis a vis so called development & modernity , prostrate, to a microbe taking on the might of humanity.... thank the Lord , for everything ...a cup of tea in togetherness is all tht we crave for .....the fragility of our existence & establishment , fulwell we know to make the best use of a time in any kind of situation .....the deep blu yonder is as constant as the Northern Star , a change in its many a hue , imprinting on our lives , a towering infinite horizon , a mighty Sun dutifully setting amidst its depth ....day in out , the ritual enacted .....thick & thin as they move on with the re enactment , a leaf taken frm Nature's page for a Constant Journey , two of us to
times immemorial ....
times immemorial ....
Thursday, May 7, 2020
.....Quarantined.....
….sooner or later it had to happen ...as I was managing the clinic since March with skeletal staff , as many were on leave .....taking all precautions , managing the community , taking care of their health & Prayers on the lips ....as Covid 19 spread its tentacles worldwide , the Island was waiting ....13th april was the day whn waterloo was met as one of my staffs presented with symptoms , having visited earlier another pvt institution as an emergency with shortness of breath at midnight ....15 th apr. Male' city was shut lock stock & barrell as a local tested positive ....& we all ceased operation ....a week later the news of my staff hvin tested positive too , with me having referred him to the flu clinic in the adjoining island , came as a shocker....the HPA notified & being a close contact I was quarantined at the earliest ....a host many people of the clinic was notified .....quarantined ......the city reeling now with cases & the frontliners braving it out .....Our quarantine ends in a couple of days but the lock down is to continue ....INS Jalaswa is ready for the first batch of Indian evacuees to Cochin tomorrow ....We will be braving it out as the situation evolves ....
Thursday, April 23, 2020
....finally grounded....
....finally Grounded.....the Jet set dramatics of an Island sojourn ,Onset of which began in 2006, comes to a screeching halt ....it was in the offing , as the Global scenario turned grim , the archipelago was just waiting for the disaster .....a mnth of lull after imported cases of Covid 19 mostly tourists got admitted & isolated & Quarantined , treated , a burst of Community spread in the capital City, as Complacency was begining to creep in ....brings the City to its knees ... Today is Ramadaan the Holy mnth , the City in Prayers sans the Congregation....an acute shortage of commodities ..... as an effective Lock down is put to place ....the Elements same as ever, The cool clime , sporadic showers & the deep blu ....the thrift which we inculcated in the last 14 yrs is bearing fruits as we organize to changing times....!!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
.....the Arrival .....
.....`it came today ..... as an indigenous case is reported here....24 hrs lock down to assess the situation & put a permanent long term plan in place to prevent rapid spread of the virus...the morn OPD was brisk with the Evening scuttled...possible Health care worker "permits" will be issued so tht we maintain the service to the community....but it came without a warning & I had no time advising my patients as i learnt after the end of the OP...though as of last couple of days it was nearly back to normal , as I had pts : employees wrkin ,frm few of the resorts , who had hitherto been banned entry as cases were reported last mnth frm resorts ; of tourists & employees who contracted the Contagion .....now tht wud stop again as entry & exit r regulated ...Hon'ble President making a fervent appeal & we need to ensure tht his appeal do not go in vain ....this is the first time all citizens r interned , just like thr brethren in India .....the badminton net in the Living room again got handy as it is hoisted again, to ensure wrk out & fun for all of us here , amidst the tense situation ....though I wud say it is part of our survival in the planet , of adversities , man made & natural , of scourge of diseases plaguing mankind since inception ....the Vulnerability of our existence is a proven fact & we humans either survive or perish ....it is nothing new ....but this chimaera & mirage of permanency cloud our vision ....thr is pain all around amidst our short moments of glory , in fact pain is the more permanent , more ubiquitous ....We must not forget this ....tht u had ur own little share of the planet is achievement enough ..the Universe is too enormous , baffling , tht u had a lungful to breath , play ur own miniscule part is enough ....hence thr shud be no regrets for the fallen..only prayers on our lips to sing ....!!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
....a badminton net ....!!!
...there is no sign of a respite as the pandemic of SARS moves on unabated , engulfing newer towns & cities thru out the world....rich & poor , high and mighty all felled ....a vulnerability unprecedented in modern times ....as millions cope with lock down , its time to ponder , recall , a back to the basics approach & a badminton net at home , which I got today for the kids .....the limited space in the living room will make way to a court whr we will play ...impressing upon the kids , that this adversity will make one learn the nuances of the game better ...handicap ....u play with it ....innovate ....& finally come up on top....!!!...irrepresible is the human spirit ....Long Live ....!!!!
Thursday, April 2, 2020
We Shall Overcome ....
Today is Doel's B'Day, ..May Good Lord shower all His blessings ....!!!....Curfew 5pm to 8pm in place now .......the Clinic is on , though far flung island cases are unable to make it ....the streets are not usual , though Ramadaan is round the corner ...with isolated cases surfacing we are all on tenterhooks as Male'city is one of the most densely populated areas of the world ....the local populace diligently observing the rules laid by the HPA (Health Protection agency)...though normal life remains unimpaired yet the simmering tension is palpable ....the economic fall out also main concern ....its a tsunami of such a proportion which has hit all around ....the safety & well being of a civilization is at stake ....time to keep our chin up & move ahead in all this adversity....."We shall Overcome" will be the refrain ....!!!!!
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