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Sadgati: Safe Passage on Roads
A Three-Part Series on Road Safety, Responsibility, and the Journey Home Last Sunday, I asked my daughter to drive from Mangalore to Udupi. Within minutes, she…

When the Body Knows
This is Part 2 of a 6-part series on death, dignity, and what medicine can learn from ancient wisdom. The Cucumber, the Vine, and Ripeness The…

How Do I Know I’m Right?
This is Part 1 of a 6-part series on death, dignity, and what medicine can learn from ancient wisdom. The Weight We Carry The son wants…

Anāyāsena: Essays on Death, Medicine, and Ancient Wisdom
I’m sitting across from a family I’ve never met. Mr. Kumar’s sons. His daughter. His wife. They’re looking at me with a question in their eyes…

The Mountain Within: Bringing the Silence Home
Mountaineers and mountain trekkers have a saying. Getting to the top? That’s optional. Getting down? It’s mandatory. After the spiritual high of the Base Camp and…

Are Packet Masalas Safe? A Physician’s Guide
Do you remember the aroma of your grandmother’s kitchen? The sneeze-inducing pungent smell of fresh chillies when they are being pounded? The rich scent of roasted…

ಬಜೆಟ್ ೨೦೨೬-೨೭ ರ ವಾಸ್ತವ ನೋಟ : ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಮೆದುಳಿನದ್ದು, ಬವಣೆ ಹೃದಯದ್ದು.
ಅರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೌಟಿಲ್ಯ ಹೇಳಿದ ಒಂದು ಸಾರ್ವಕಾಲಿಕ ಸತ್ಯ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ: “ಪ್ರಜಾ ಸುಖೇ ಸುಖಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ಚ ಹಿತೇ ಹಿತಂ.” ಅಂದರೆ, ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳ ಸುಖದಲ್ಲೇ ರಾಜನ ಸುಖವಿದೆ, ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳ ಹಿತದಲ್ಲೇ ರಾಜನ ಹಿತವಿದೆ. ಆಗಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಜೆಟ್…

Are Air Fryers & Microwaves Safe? Kitchen Gadgets – A Physician’s Guide
Our grandmothers cooked on firewood stoves and used clay pots. Today, our kitchens look like science labs, filled with buzzing microwaves, whistling pressure cookers, and air…


















