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Tag: Kerala

Tribute to Rajni

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

I didn’t know Rajni well, in fact I didn’t know Rajni at all. She was in a group furthest away from me during our MBBS years and there haven’t been Continue Reading →

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House officer jobs

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

The adenoids are bleeding a bit. The patient has just had her tonsils out and the surgeon is trying to stem the ooze. He thinks it is the suctioning that Continue Reading →

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Amma’s 80th Birthday

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

A session at the gym and my body is protesting. I haven’t done anything more or unusual than I have been doing on a regular basis before my month long Continue Reading →

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Annie’s restaurant

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Annie’s restaurant  Amma looks desperate. She wants to speak to Annie and is trying to get her attention. “Stop it Amma”, I say. It is a busy time in the Continue Reading →

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Appachy

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

There she sat, a diminutive figure, looking at her fingers. It is tea time. Next to her bed on the wooden chair is a glass of tea and a small Continue Reading →

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Precious friendships

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

23 February 2020 I’m awake. I’m not sure what woke me up. Was it the lashing of waves, was it the chantings on the speaker from the nearby temple or Continue Reading →

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Amma’s childhood

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

20 February 2020 How quickly the days pass. I was surprised to hear from Ciro the other day. When my old phone died, it took with it a lot of Continue Reading →

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Day of Temple visits

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

19 February 2020 I dunk the tea biscuit in my hot cup of tea and take it out just in time while it still has a little crunch but melts Continue Reading →

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Weddings and Kerala

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Sunday 16 February  Amma knocks on the door. It is 8am and time to get up. We have a wedding to attend. Today we are travelling in Asha’s Nissan micra. Continue Reading →

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Another day with Amma

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Chitra Gopinathan

Saturday 15 February  Once again a relaxed day with nothing much to do. I’m still on London time and didn’t sleep till the small hours of the morning. It gave Continue Reading →

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