HeyJaredA Doctor's Diary - Alliterative Illusions
A doctor who struggles to describe her work, lives the doctoring life vicariously and heals herself with prose and poetry
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Ek Chota change (opens the original)
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I am the 2nd daughter of my parents.I was born in the Primary Health Centre and my mother returned home in a few hours.The acrid smell of disinfectant mixed with the odour of sweat drenched clothes could not mask the strong scent of the last of the Mahua1 on the trees - it was the last days of Ashadh2. The monsoon was just weeks away and she would have to recover soon to be working in the fields.
Mother ( in law) (opens the original)
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I write this essay about a woman whose presence in my life has allowed me to work and live a life outside of home as long as I have chosen to. My mother in law - Ma.I see pictures of Ma on her wedding day – five days short of fifteen – the epitome of a shy, beautiful bride - a child bride. The youngest of nine siblings, the darling of her oldest brother, she was promised in marriage in a conversation between strangers bathing on the ghats in Benares. Atleast she was spared the ignominy of being
The S(y)amantak(a) Gem (opens the original)
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I am thinking today of a very special bearded man named after a mythological gemstone who decided his life had achieved its purpose a few years back. He left us with memories and lessons for a lifetime. He protected his students and protested for them and did not hesitate to chastise them when they deserved it. It was a privilege and a joy to have known him and call him a friend. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rw4P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,f
Memories of (paper) Maps (opens the original)
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Our holidays began before they did.Our daily lives were anything but planned.Our holidays, meticulously so.My small world travelled with me.I acquired the skills of an active passenger.Paper maps, folded along the correct creases, within the confines of the small car.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l04H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F
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