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MGD High School and Art competition

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Once upon a time in my final year at school we had an arts competition. I only remember the girls participating in this competition and so I think it was Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, Friends, Kerala, School | Leave a reply
Medical College TVM 1977 batch

My class get together

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Class Get Together- my take on it, through the looking glass: My medical school classmates recently had a get together. Most classmates have get togethers, so you may ask what Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Friends, Kerala, Medical School | Leave a reply

Rio Olympics and British athletes

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

The last day of the Rio Olympics and what a two weeks it has been. It started off quietly for team GB, like it did four years ago and we Continue Reading →

Posted in England, India, The Americas | Tagged Olympics, Sports | Leave a reply

Achan

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I just wanted to say thank you once again to all my friends and family. When Amma rang Asha in the middle of the night with the news, we were Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Family, Friends, Kerala | Leave a reply
St. Jude Kollam

St Jude school and headstands

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Roshini, my friend from school, wanted me to write something about my St Jude school days. St Jude was one of the best schools in the Kollam district in my Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, School, St Jude | 4 Replies
The anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt

Formaldehyde and anatomy lessons

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

A few days ago there was an article in the papers about the leaking of formaldehyde fumes from Damien Hirst’s art exhibits at the Tate Modern in London in 2012. Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India, Other stories | Tagged Friends, London, Medical School | Leave a reply
why choose a medical career

Choosing a medical career

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

When I said in Bukit Ibam there were a couple of shops, houses, 2 schools and a cinema theatre and pretty much nothing else. That wasn’t quite true. There was Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Malaysia | Tagged Career, Childhood, Kerala, Medical School, Pahang | Leave a reply
Filmstar Jayan

Jayan

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Film star Jayan was one of Kerala’s most famous actors in the 70s. He was Malayalam cinema’s first action hero. He was also Sree’s cousin. When we were in our Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Celebrities, Films, Kerala | 1 Reply
Kerala Sports

Sports

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I was never a sporty person. When I was young, I remember being surprised when my mother told me that she used to do well in her school and Onam Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India | Tagged Athletics, Olympics, School, Sports | Leave a reply

Kozhukattas and Dim sums

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Good morning my friends. I have had a long busy day and so am not going to write much. Shall we talk about kozhukattas today. I don’t cook anything complicated Continue Reading →

Posted in India | Tagged Chinatown, Food | Leave a reply

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