The joyous Durga Puja is not only a season of festivities and celebration but also a time of spiritual and physical rejuvenation, bringing peace and hope in the heart of every Bengali. This [...]

A physician is inherently a gardener.To be in the medical field is to cultivate patience, diligence, understand the impact of environment, have scientific enquiry and rejoice in nature.  Ancient [...]

The world anxiously awaits the discovery of a vaccine against the novel corona virus which is the only foreseeable hope of restoring the old order and thereby our dreams of a future which has [...]

By UDITA JAHAGIRDAR M.D., F.A.C.O.G.   The launch of a spaceship over at the coast of Central Florida is a site to behold. The anticipatory throng of humanity, the pulse quickening countdown [...]

Udita Mukhuty Jahagirdar M.D.,F.A.C.O.G Halcyon days of yore those were, young diamonds in the rough, We all made it to Seth GS, hey, we were surely good enough! Classes in anatomy, demos in [...]

A Scientist and Humanist Ever so often, a period or place in time is blessed with an individual who catapults human knowledge to a new level of consciousness. Such a person was Sir Jagadish [...]

Hello, This is Dr. Udita Jahagirdar. I have started this Blog exclusively for my patients, peers and friends. It is my way of sharing my experiences and contributing to the society. I love to [...]

When we got into medical school a kind and optimistic professor with a penchant for French phrases said in congratulation – Your future will be “ La vie en rose”- A rosy life. So here we [...]

We were a foursome group of fifty something doctors adventuring in the Bolivian Altiplano. Our destination was the Sun Island of Moon Virgins in Lake Titicaca, the mythical birthplace of Inca [...]

“Get out of your comfort zone” is an oft repeated admonition. One year I decided to do just that and signed up for scuba diving lessons. Living in Florida you are surrounded by water and you hear [...]