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RUMINATIONS FROM RWANDA BY Udita Jahagirdar M.D., F.A.C.O.G. The fabric of healthcare in any nation is inextricably woven by its social, cultural, and economic threads. While we, in one of the [...]

KAZIRANGA Caravan of healers from a distant nation, Surveying the terrain with keen concentration ….in KAZIRANGA Shimmering shapes move in the morning mist- Is it a rhino, an elephant, or… some [...]

Dessert has always been the “piece de resistance” of the Bengali culinary arts. AAPI’s Global Health Summit 2017 in Kolkata offers a unique opportunity to experience the varied sweet savories [...]

All that Glitters By Udita Jahagirdar, MD. FACOG A plethora of booths showcasing Indian Jewelry is a feature of every convention of Indian heritage. To the Indian psyche possession of jewelry [...]

A Bengali household without a Jamini Roy inspired object d‘art is indeed a rarity; whether it be a print or poster, calendar or cushion cover, saree border or mug, the influence of this Bengali [...]

Summer vacation commences and off to to Kolkata on the dusty Howrah Mail; hungrily waiting at the Igatpuri station  for the “Thali” from the train kitchen, and eating it with gusto while seating [...]

Calcutta or Kolkata as the city is now called was a “happening place” in the 1940s. It is hard to describe the energy, the feeling of anticipation, the exhilaration, and the suspense that [...]

Many streets in various part of the world are considered must-see destinations. There is theopulent elegance of Champs Elysees, thecharm and romanticism of Unter den Linden, the gay abandon of [...]

To be, or not to be: that is the question Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The rules and outrageous demands of CMS Or to take arms against a sea of regulations And by opposing end them? [...]

“Aamar praner manush ache prane, tai heri taya sokol khane Ache se noyon taray, alok dharay, taina haraye Ogo tai dekhi taye jethay sethay takai ami je dik pane” The man of my heart dwells inside [...]

Hormone Replacement Therapy in the post menopausal patient has become a hotly debated and somewhat confusing issue today. It was previously felt that administering estrogen and progesterone to a [...]