Posted inPop Culture
Kumud Mishra has Mastered the Art of Empathy
Kumud Mishra plays empathetic characters with stunning elegance but in SonyLiv’s Dr Arora he also manages to add quiet angst to the portrayal of a heartbroken middle-aged man.
Posted inCoronavirus
“I Coughed? Do I Have Covid-19?”: What It Means to Be a Hypochondriac in the Time of Coronavirus
As Covid-19 achieves top-disease status, one that promises to spread as much misinformation online as it does respiratory issues, it’s been getting harder to self-diagnose. So naturally, the first thing any hypochondriac worth their imaginary tingling sensation will do is google “Do I have coronavirus?”
Posted inPeople
How Doctors Become Demons
Suresh Narayan is your ordinary orthopaedic surgeon in a government hospital. He has not slept for days. And he is ready to operate on you – with a vengeance.
Posted inLove and Sex
Farewell, Dr Mahinder Watsa, The Man Who Convinced India Sex is Normal
India’s most popular sexpert Dr Mahinder Watsa passed away in Mumbai, aged 96. Our favourite agony uncle Dr Watsa’s unparalleled following is an averment to the reigning curiosity among the youth living in a society that fails to recognise sex as an indispensable facet of human lives.
Posted inSports
The Unadulterated Joy of Keechad Football
Today, children in the building cringe at the thought of playing in muddy fields and dusty grounds. But the joy of running around in the muck and making the perfect sliding tackle in the sludge is unmatched. I vote to bring keechad football back.
Posted inFirst Person
I Am Fat Because My Body Houses All My Trauma
I was constantly being told that I needed to lose weight to look good, to find a boyfriend, to be accepted. But staying fat was probably my body’s rebellion against the society that so desperately wanted to change me. My body is a vault that stores all my secrets, all my traumas.
Posted inPeople
The Case of the Vanishing Doctor Uncle
In a Parel gaothan, Dr Nayak continues a tradition of treating families for everything from the flu to sprains. But with the rise of multi-specialty clinics, his days are numbered.
Posted inCoronavirus
Coronavirus Lockdown: Why Contagion is the Most Watched Film Today
In Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, a virus that originated in Hong Kong, after a bat defecated in a pig pen, is the cause of a pandemic that brings the world to a standstill. The 2011 medical thriller, stacked with eerie parallels to Covid-19, has turned into a prophetic disaster movie of our times – one that foreshadowed the depravity of mankind and the apathy of governments, in alarming detail.