I sat, just like that. My elder one, Riya sat, just like that. The younger one, Diya, squirmed and wrung her hands, her face worried. She was facing an existential conundrum. You see- we were in the outskirts of a forest, somewhere in the Western Ghats, and we sat by the side of the river […]
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മിസ് പ്രീതിയും കൊല്ലാൻ നടക്കുന്ന ഞാനും- ഒരു ഗൗരി ലങ്കേഷ്യൻ സ്വപ്നം .
പതിനേഴു വയസ്സിൽ എനിക്കും തോന്നിയിരുന്നു – കൊല്ലബിൾ ആവണം ! എന്ന് വച്ചാൽ ഏബിൾ ടു കിൽ .ഗൗരി ലങ്കേഷിനെ കൊന്നവരെ പോലെ , ഫൈസലിനെ കൊന്നവരെ പോലെ, ടി പി ചന്ദ്രശേഖരനെ കൊന്നവരെ പോലെ, ചേകന്നൂർ മൗലവിയെ കൊന്നവരെ പോലെ – നല്ല ഒരു കാരണം വേണം . കാരണം ലോകത്തെ രക്ഷിക്കാനുള്ളതാവണം . അറ്റ് ലീസ്റ് – ജോർദീനോ ബ്രൂണോ യെ കൊന്നവരെ പോലെ .എങ്കിലും….? ലോകത്തെ രക്ഷിക്കാനല്ലേ ഈ കൊല്ലലൊക്കെ […]
Bloodletting- and the “Bastard Medicine”
Hippocrates, the so-called father of Modern Medicine, said that the body has four humors- blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. “Fu## you” That is what any modern Physician would say. He might sing: “We don’t want no father figure……. Neither do we, want beliefs and sacred texts….” But he will NOT sing: “We don’t […]
Exercise and Health- Why are we naked? And how big are our penises?
I remember being struck by a national geographic programme that I watched years ago. It started with a huge sumo wrestler weighing 150 kilograms boasting on camera about his invincible strength. The idea was to have a tug-of-war between him and a tame orang-utan. The animal was only one third of the man’s size. A […]
THE TRIUMPH
Dr Ashokan Kanjikuzhi adjusted his tie, looking into the corner mirror. It was the one with blue oblique stripes against off-white. One of his favourites. He checked the length. Lately, it was getting difficult to get the right length because of his bulging stomach. He would have to start exercising. The almost bald head, and […]