Shashikiran Umakanth

The memorials at Thukla pass on the way to EBC

Stones of Silence, Guardians of Snow

In my last note, I walked you through the physical grind of getting to Everest Base Camp (EBC). The steps,...

Physician's guide to high altitude trekking in mountains including the Himalayas

A Physician’s Guide to the High Mountains

From the warm and humid coasts of Udupi to the icy winds of Everest Base Camp, I have felt the...

The Sixth Walker: A Pilgrimage to Everest Base Camp

Medicine, Mortality and 5,364 Meters In medicine, control is everything. We intervene. We stabilize. We measure life in clear, quantifiable...

Cartoon illustration comparing traditional vs modern Indian kitchen habits. Left: An Indian grandmother happily cooking Dosa on a cast iron tawa using a gas stove. Right: A stressed young boy scratching a non-stick pan with a metal ladle, standing next to a microwave with a plastic container inside.

Which Cookware is Safe? A Physician’s Guide

We carefully check food labels for sugar and preservatives, but how often do we check the vessel that cooks it?...

A watercolor cartoon illustration showing a doctor and a patient in a consulting room. A glowing, holographic AI robot sits in a central third chair between them, surrounded by floating medical data icons, while the patient looks down at his smartphone.

The Third Chair in the Room

When AI Joins the Doctor-Patient Dialogue The doctor’s consulting room was once a sanctuary. It was a private space for...

ವಿಪಶ್ಯನ ಧ್ಯಾನ: ವೈದ್ಯರ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಭವ

ವಿಪಶ್ಯನ (Vipassana) ಎಂಬುದು ಪುರಾತನ ಪಾಲಿ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಶಬ್ದ. ಇದರ ಅರ್ಥ “ಒಳನೋಟ” ಅಥವಾ “ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು/ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅವು ಇದ್ದಂತೆಯೇ ನೋಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅರಿಯುವುದು” ಎಂದಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದು ಭಾರತದ...