When a class test alienated me! (F)

The practice of peer-teaching on various aspects is a welcome event for me. It allows me to be a student, one who can sit there absorbing the knowledge and realising how I use it in my immediate time frame. I dread facilitating such events as my colleagues are...

Silence that hurts

Silence is golden. I was a dedicated follower of this golden adage to avoid any escalations or cause of hurt. Little did I realise that I was using the ‘Silent Treatment’ to hurt others till the day I got emotionally hurt by Silence. It was worse than physical pain....

Whose job is it anyways? (F)

It was a busy afternoon. The freshers were ready for their first brush in simulation at our newly renovated simulation lab. The students fumbled on their first day, not knowing how to switch on the handpiece or control the water flow. Raised a student his hand and...

Validation

“Why don’t you get yourself into a high-ranking school if I have to spend so much on your education here?”. I was discussing with M’yth on why she had joined medicine. M’yth is on a twinning programme where she can get to a high-ranking school if her grades are good...

Mindset

“Why did you sauté the cauliflower in pickle oil?” questioned my daughter. I had done a small variation to the usual cauliflower dish I prepare. The dish tasted different and nice for me, not for my daughter. I was wondering if the pickle oil made it bad or the...

Chastise me

“My brother is my God”, was what my nun aunt concluded after telling me a story where she was chastised by him for warding off an inappropriate contact.   She was 9 years old then and her elder brother was the head of the family. Her parents listened and...