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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

The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Talking about the adventures of Tom Sawyer, I had actually forgotten about Amy Lawrence. I was no Becky Thatcher. She was too prim and proper for me. Neither was I the Continue Reading →

Posted in Malaysia | Tagged Childhood | Leave a reply
Bukit Ibam Pahang

School days in Bukit Ibam, Pahang

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

My school days were spent in a place called Bukit Ibam in Pahang. When you google it now, it doesn’t even look like there is much left of the place Continue Reading →

Posted in Malaysia | Tagged Childhood, Pahang | 20 Replies

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