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Apothecary review: An engaging debate on the true victims of medical malpractice

In director Madhav Ramadasan's Apothecary, we follow the life and travails of the head of the neurosurgery department who is rushed into the same posh tertiary hospital 'Apothecary' he works in, following a road traffic accident. While he lies comatose in the ICU, he is visited by a patient from his past who seems to just want to talk to the doctor he once saw as his God. We witness the events leading up to the accident with the surgeon's mind slowly starting to unravel and the lines between...

If Ebola struck India: Don't panic but don't be ignorant either

Over the past couple of months, we have been so consumed by important national events (RaGa vs NaMo, Srinivasan becoming the ICC head et al) that we have totally failed to notice or even give any significant importance to that little microscopic thing back in West Africa that has been steadily moving from first gear to third as it increases its mortality count.

Why should we, of course? Africa is way over there and we are safe over here. Besides, if our movies have steadfastly taught us anythi...

Railonama - An anthology

There are a few short stories of mine coming out in the next couple of months in what is proving to be a very industrious year for my "Published stories" page. 
Railonama by Good Times Books publishers and edited by Anupama Sharma breaks away from the rather overdone 'love story anthology' and gives the reader something pretty unique to ponder upon as they pore through its pages. Anupama, the co-founder of pickafight.in, has compiled a collection of short stories based on the one platform...

Doc Terror

In every college, there is that one professor. I believe the official adjective used to describe them is ‘stern’. Of course, you and I both know the relatively polite term we use in college: ‘Terror’.

In our college too, there was this particular senior staff.  The head of a surgical unit, he used to frighten not only students like us but also junior staff within his own department. The thing was that he could be really demeaning in his insults and unlike a classroom where you are surroun...

The Blogadda and Tata #ZestUpYourLife Blogger meet, Goa

Warning to all readers, especially fellow bloggers:
a) You are going to be jealous.
b) My blog is installed with the latest anti-jealousy software. Nya nya nya nya naa naa!


There are memories and then there are memories.
When Harish from Blogadda first asked me if I would be free for the upcoming weekend without revealing why, my mind immediately flew in various directions. After ruling out the illogical choices, I had narrowed it down to two sensible ones: either he was going to ask me to j...

Blogadda and Tata Blogger meet

(This post will be updated in the next 24 hours)

As part of a select few, I got the opportunity to travel down to Goa and have an exclusive preview of the new TATA ZEST, courtesy of Blogadda and TATA MOTORS. Since there is still some photo editing to do ( I need to edit my tummy out of pics using latest technology CGI ), for now, this will be just a preview of whats to come.
Me with team Blogadda: Harish and Ankita
Expect to see :
1. Many a familiar face from the Indian blogosphere.
2. A wonderful...

The Tata Zest: A New Beginning

While the hatchback and sedan categories have become quite crowded in the Indian automobile market in recent years, one segment has remained relatively light in comparison. The sub- 4 metre car / compact sedan offers the best of both worlds when you think of it and it seems quite surprising that more companies have not chosen to tap into this market yet. Presently, the competition here in India would be limited to the trio of Maruti Dzire, Honda Amaze and Hyundai Xcent.Enter the new kid – the...

The Leeloo Dallas Multipass memory

The movie 'The Fifth Element' came out nearly 17 years ago. A cult classic, this fun sci-fi movie revolved around a very interesting premise.

Fearing a great evil that kept recurring on Earth every few centuries, aliens collected four essential elements (representing air, water, fire and land) which when combined with 'the fifth element' in the form of a human would create a divine light that could ward off the evil and save Earth. Afraid of how mankind would use such a weapon if it were left...

The Athens agenda: A Snoopikus mystery

I put the cassette into the old cassette player and hit the Play button. Instantly a familiar voice enveloped the room.“Good morning, agents Roshan and Snoopy. There has been a development. The head of IMF has lost a valuable family heirloom. Intel indicates that it is in Athens right now.. Your mission should you choose to accept it: Find and intercept said package. Mission NIYAN-LATAOST depends upon you. Travel expenses have been added into your account. This message will self-destruct in 5...

The strongest one

The first time I saw her, she was the least fascinating of the three people in the room to me. Her elderly mother stood by the window sill, her eyes focused on some object beyond the building wall; her mind perhaps even further away. She did not even notice me open the door and enter. On the bed in the centre of the room sat the person I had come to meet- a young man who immediately frowned when he sensed my presence next to him; he had been around my kind before and he knew that it would be...