Social Media – Mirror Or Magnifying Glass?

“Fame and fortune bring out your true character, good or bad.” – Anonymous
Authenticity, Transparency, Integrity
When the history of social media is written, the triad of words used to reference it may well be these.
In the deeply interconnected virtual Universe we all are a part of, it is becoming increasingly difficult to run and hide. [...]

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Why I Enjoyed “The Social Network”

Had he paid to have “The Social Network“ produced and marketed, Mark Zuckerberg could consider it a wise and fruitful investment.
In two hours, it altered my perception of a driven and greedy capitalist who stole a great idea while stiffing his best friend en route to billionaredom, and turned it into one of [...]

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Branding Indian Cardiothoracic Surgery Worldwide

12 years ago, at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London where I went for a one-year fellowship in pediatric heart surgery, I was often asked “Do you know Dr.Cherian?”
This question always surprised me. After all, there are over 1,000 heart surgeons in my country, and I hadn’t even mentioned that I was [...]

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If God Took Human Form…

I have many heroes in my chosen field of heart surgery. Like Dr.Denton Cooley, Dr.K.M.Cherian, Prof.Marc de Leval and Dr.William Novick. Yesterday, I met another one.
Until I attended his lecture at the 20th World Congress of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, I had never heard of Russell Lee. After it, I won’t forget him!
Quiet, [...]

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500 Words To Change Your Life!

Look, I realize a 500 word post on a blog isn’t likely to change your worldview or the way you see life. But then again, it might – in some small way. So I’ll share parts of a conversation I had last night.
Viji and I went to medical school together. We last [...]

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Humility

Humility is not well understood. Most people under-estimate themselves, or have low self esteem… and mistake it for humility.
But there are others who really understand humility. In spite of being great, famous, and well-known.
Or, perhaps, because of it.
Yesterday, I read this on the blog of one of India’s biggest celebrities. [...]

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Why Don’t You… ?

The questions started just a few hours after I emailed my list about Jason Fladlien’s brilliant blog post.
“Why don’t you write blog posts like that?”
I thought about it. There are many reasons I don’t often point the spotlight on these issues, like Jeremy Kelsall did in a passionate rant lately. Here [...]

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Get Over Yourself!

Lately, I’ve been hit by a wave of ‘busy-ness’ around me!
My daughter can’t join me on an evening walk – since she’s too busy, with class tests to study for and homework to finish.
My cousin can’t attend our niece’s wedding – because he’s too busy, has project deadlines to meet, work backlogs to wade through.
My [...]

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Scary, Intense, Yet Fun…

It was 3 a.m. I lay wide awake in bed. It was pitch dark. The dead silence was broken only by a buzz of hungry mosquitoes.
It was matched by my buzzing brain.
I had an idea. No, scratch that. I had a HUMDINGER of an idea. A fabulous, fantastic, brilliant [...]

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In Your Hands

Someone asked me once what it is like to hold the heart of a child in my hand.
“It must be so tiny,” he said. “How can you see to put the stitches in?”
I thought for a moment.
“It is tiny,” I agreed. “It is the size of a hummingbird.”

“And sometimes that is what I think [...]

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