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Don & Doff

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  As the masks come off, the lines on our faces are not blurry. But our eyes are. Words do not exist that can describe the other side of the hospital door.  As you don, you don the hopes and prayers of thousands of people- the patients you are about to tend to, their mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, grandchildren, best friends…but also your own loved ones, and the fear they have for your safety.  As you don hospital gowns and makeshift PPE, you don an extremely heavy weight on your shoulders- Because textbooks and research papers taught us the theory of how to heal, but not for an enemy this unknown.  You don your own prayers too.  There are good days-in fact, best days.  You’ve done your part, and the Universe has done its. There is no unnecessary suffering and your Ward has sunshine and Life in it-  A 23-year-old watches Netflix, 45-year-old Uncle plays Kishore Kumar songs that echo from one side of the floor to the other.  No one seems to mind the lack of his earphones
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The Devil’s Eulogy for Mankind

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The Physician as the Devil, 1609 Johann Galle after the design of Egbert van Pandereen Dear Creator, I’d like to start off by thanking you, nay, applauding you- For birthing Man. Such complex creatures thine, And with conflict, exploding planets that collide; Sigh, Man. Remember, remember- Man’s first disobedience, ‘twas just the fruit that was forbidden, but hunger and greed brought death into the world, brought woe and despair! And now, I must say- It kills me no more, how mortals die. With the loss of Eden, Hell burnt larger than ever, my home; Until one greater Man, Restores peace and regains that blissful Olympian seat. A Healer, a saviour, powers (almost) akin my own… Not a God, nor Demon; but something much more powerful- Man. Remember, remember- the Forest of Eden- Is yours, wherever you want it to be. You seem perplexed, my friends, so let me shed some light. It would be to my utmost delight. I am forev
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Sachin Tendulkar: The Man in The Mirror // happy birthday

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(As published in BVDUMC's annual student magazine, Elixir ) On the 24th of April, 2019, my mind goes back to the rare opportunity I had, this past year- an opportunity to sit down and have a conversation, a myriad of discussions on a variety of topics- with a legend. What unfolded was a conversation unlike any other- wherein I got to take a peek at the man beyond the façade of the World’s Greatest Cricketer. Presenting to you... Sachin: The Man in The Mirror There’s only so much that goes on inside a person’s head, as they wait with bated breath, for an opportunity not many could have claimed to have been blessed with. Indeed, I was one of the lucky ones, and while I sat, in Sachin Tendulkar’s living room, a million questions and thoughts paced back and forth my mind. “What question do I start with?”, “How do I greet him?”, “What should I-“, the door swung open and a twinkling-eyed, cheerful living legend rushed in, greeting and smiling as he made his way to the c
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A Foreign Home

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To China, with love, There’s something about looking out of an airplane window, at 30,000 feet, over the Malacca Strait, witnessing waterfalls of clouds and pirate ships- as they welcome you aboard your journey to Neverland. Yes, indeed, I felt like I was on a flight to Neverland- grown up enough to travel safe and solo, yet young enough to experience life as the adventure it’s meant to be. There’s something about being welcomed into a country, with ships and lights and lanterns and you tell yourself- that this, this is just a layover, silly girl. Yet stepping afoot a new country, I felt like I finally found my true smile, like I was seeing the world for the first time. You see, it’s been a while since I had my BOM-SIN-BEI round trip experience, but the memories are still so alive. Its all the tiny pocket dimensions that I created that help me travel back and forth those moments of perfection, those fleeting moments of eternity. You see, my mind-
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