Apr 30, 2011
In Remembrance of Our Dear Friends
There were times when our strength failed,
When we complained, 'We can't',
When we felt life's burden heavy.
But your warm and sooting touch,
Your kind words that meant so much,
And your confident eyes which said 'You Can',
Did recharge our spent spirits.
Thus you made us feel wanted and loved
And helped us discover how much we counted.
But when we parted - eyes filled, hearts outpouring,
We could just sound a sigh
And you only said 'Good Bye'.
Even now it rings in our ears
Inspite of the fraction of year-
A word that refuses to die,
That unforgettable 'good bye'.
Rikita Jindal
Neha Seehra
Neha Seehra
Divya Agrawal
Urmila Sunda
Sunny Yadav
Batch 2005
Lokesh Meena
Ramkesh
Batch 2006
Lokesh Meena
Ramkesh
Batch 2006
L.T. FACIES
1. Facies Attentiva - They see, they hear, they comprehend.
2. Facies Semi Attentiva - They see, they hear, but do not comprehend, either due to a
lack of effort or I.Q.
lack of effort or I.Q.
3. Facies Anti-Attentiva - To see, hear or comprehend goes against the grain of their
morality.
morality.
4. Facies Honesta - They leave the L.T. as blank-faced as they had come in.
5. Facies Pretenda - They smile when the teacher smiles & nod when the teacher
expects them to, while they stifle a yawn all the while.
expects them to, while they stifle a yawn all the while.
6. Facies ZZZ - These night birds catch up on their beauty sleep in class.
Generally they manage to nap, unobserved unless their
snores become too loud to ignore..
Generally they manage to nap, unobserved unless their
snores become too loud to ignore..
Suyasha Vyas
Batch 2004
Something to THINK About....
The paradox of our time in history is that
we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
Wider freeways, but narrower view points;
we spend more, but have less,
we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bugger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom and hate too often.
We've learnt hoe to make a living, but not a life;
We've added years to life, not life to years...
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things; We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; We've split the atom, but not our prejudice; we write more, but learn less. We've learnt to rush, but not wait; We've higher incomes, but lower morals; We have more food, but less appeasement; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods & slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure but less fun, more kinds of food but less nutrition.
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorces; of fancier houses but broken homes. These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.
It is the time when you can choose either to make a difference or just turn the page...
Dr. Leena Raichandani
Associate Professor
Deptt. Of Anatomy
Wings of Desire...
Or
'Desire of Wings'...??
Desire to feel the breeze at 33,000 feets.
Desire to be amongst the clouds.
Jealous of the wings you have!!
Telly Jain
Batch 2005
Harry Potter MBBS
The big Harry Potter fan that I am, I am surprised to find that medical colleges bear more than a passing resemblance to Hogwarts, the ancient school of witchcraft and wizardry. In December 2001, the World Health Organization announced a global outbreak of Harry Potter fever. Seven strains have been reported so far - all originating in Britain. It gripped the entire world; a few not having the time to read up on the subject, took the flash card approach and saw the movie instead. As the scenes unfolded before my eyes, I was amazed at how J K Rowling's tale of the boy wizard was in fact an allegory for the journey of a modern medical student.
The similarities are uncanny. The journey starts with applying to magical, er, medical college. Now cracking the PMT often feels as difficult as finding platform nine and three quarters at King's Cross station. Some people say that it is too difficult a task, but it can be done by believing in yourself, working hard, and learning from others. Oh, and it also "helps if you get a running start."For some, good results will arrive furiously. While some parents will be "proud to have a witch in the family," Others may believe that the magic system is a "load of old tosh" and want their children to choose another Muggle profession.
Time to pick up supplies :
Letter in hand, it is now time to pick up supplies but where to shop? Diagnosis Alley, of course. Once there, it is necessary to procure the proper equipments, a wand & robes of course. It goes without saying that some schools will not let students bring their own stethoscopes or flying brooms until second year. The Littman Cardio III, it seems, is comparable to the Nimbus 2000.
Classes soon begin, and students learn a diversity of subjects ranging from the effects of Potions (Pharmacology) to the Defence Against Dark (Microbiology). Learning to fly a broom and handling a scalpel require patience and dexterity. After a while, apprentices take their skills to the field. Some of them treat it as a high flying game like Quidditch , competing across the pitch of the clinic. They chase after the elusive golden snitch: the winning diagnosis.
Student quickly realise that they have entered a new realm. Long white cloaks or black robes ensheathe the acolyte. They learn a new vocabulary, struggling to pronounce the magic words correctly (a-TAX-ee-yah, teh-lan-gee-ec-tay-see-AH). Experiences desensitise the learner to what was previously so ghastly and ghoulish. Looking over us is the Ministry of magic, the self - regulating body for wizards.
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices" :
At some point, Harry and his friends must focus on a particular brand of magic; we too must make such difficult career decisions, and the choice to be made is to work hard. In some mysterious way, personality and experience also contribute to our selection of a specialty. The best we can do is listening to the voice of our internal Sorting Hat before blurting out to the world which path we have chosen. Despite these differences in career and character, medical students bond through shared experiences. As JK Rowling so wisely remarks, " There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12 foot mountain troll is one of them."
Perhaps I am stretching this a bit foo far. Perhaps I am trying to conjure something out of thin air. Still, Harry Potter has taught me the danger of carelessly waving our wands. He has also demonstrated the positive impact that caring can have on the lives of others : just as Harry freed the captive and lonely snake from its glass cage, I too will use empathy and understanding to heal.
And that, indeed, is something magical!
The similarities are uncanny. The journey starts with applying to magical, er, medical college. Now cracking the PMT often feels as difficult as finding platform nine and three quarters at King's Cross station. Some people say that it is too difficult a task, but it can be done by believing in yourself, working hard, and learning from others. Oh, and it also "helps if you get a running start."For some, good results will arrive furiously. While some parents will be "proud to have a witch in the family," Others may believe that the magic system is a "load of old tosh" and want their children to choose another Muggle profession.
Time to pick up supplies :
Letter in hand, it is now time to pick up supplies but where to shop? Diagnosis Alley, of course. Once there, it is necessary to procure the proper equipments, a wand & robes of course. It goes without saying that some schools will not let students bring their own stethoscopes or flying brooms until second year. The Littman Cardio III, it seems, is comparable to the Nimbus 2000.
Classes soon begin, and students learn a diversity of subjects ranging from the effects of Potions (Pharmacology) to the Defence Against Dark (Microbiology). Learning to fly a broom and handling a scalpel require patience and dexterity. After a while, apprentices take their skills to the field. Some of them treat it as a high flying game like Quidditch , competing across the pitch of the clinic. They chase after the elusive golden snitch: the winning diagnosis.
Student quickly realise that they have entered a new realm. Long white cloaks or black robes ensheathe the acolyte. They learn a new vocabulary, struggling to pronounce the magic words correctly (a-TAX-ee-yah, teh-lan-gee-ec-tay-see-AH). Experiences desensitise the learner to what was previously so ghastly and ghoulish. Looking over us is the Ministry of magic, the self - regulating body for wizards.
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices" :
At some point, Harry and his friends must focus on a particular brand of magic; we too must make such difficult career decisions, and the choice to be made is to work hard. In some mysterious way, personality and experience also contribute to our selection of a specialty. The best we can do is listening to the voice of our internal Sorting Hat before blurting out to the world which path we have chosen. Despite these differences in career and character, medical students bond through shared experiences. As JK Rowling so wisely remarks, " There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12 foot mountain troll is one of them."
Perhaps I am stretching this a bit foo far. Perhaps I am trying to conjure something out of thin air. Still, Harry Potter has taught me the danger of carelessly waving our wands. He has also demonstrated the positive impact that caring can have on the lives of others : just as Harry freed the captive and lonely snake from its glass cage, I too will use empathy and understanding to heal.
And that, indeed, is something magical!
Ritu Ramdeo
Batch 2004
Friends of A Lifetime !
Somewhere down time, on a busy day,
I made good friends; who are to stay.
The six of them I VALUE so much,
Only death will take them from me, away.
TOLERANCE, doctors' my blood down cool,
Ensuring I make not me; a fool.
"Not all will think the way you think" he says,
"Bear in mind this; a Golden rule".
Lord JUSTICE, who courts a balanced mind,
Gives me his counsel; wise & kind,
"Treat all men & women on their merits & deeds,
And protect the innocent & weak; of mankind."
TRUTH & HONESTY are cousins close,
More than friends they appear to be my foes,
They're checking me every single hour,
Keeping me alert & on my toes.
And PATIENCE is a funny guy.
He always tells me "Please stand by.
No point in jumping here & there,
You'll end up broken; wanting to cry"
Of all; my love for LOVE, Stands apart,
He's taught me, caring & sharing is smart,
I surrender to him 'cause that's what he says,
"It pays to have a Golden Heart"
Life is a passage; a day or two,
Such friends will keep on telling you.
In sorrow or in gay; alike,
"Don't worry. We'll stay to see you through"
Neha Garg
Batch 2005
A Promise
God has not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways,
All our life through.
God has not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain
But God has promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labour
And Light for the way.
Skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways,
All our life through.
God has not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain
But God has promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labour
And Light for the way.
(From Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's 'Wings of Fire')
Rikita Jindal
Batch 2005
Reversing The Brain Drain
Hundreds of thousands of our qualified youngsters take off from different international airports every year for higher studies or highly lucrative jobs in the US, the UK, Germany, France and Australia. And most of these Indians prefer to settle down abroad, attracted by the facilities and the higher quality of life provided by these countries. We have been crying hoarse about the Brain Drain from India over the last five decades but, without going in for a well-set blueprint to check this counter-productive phenomenon. Some of the public schools, our IITs, IIMs and the medical colleges are providing world class education. One might wonder that having spent a lot on infrastructure, training and other facilities and the best teaching staff, can the Government and the people of India look away as the talent, assiduously nurtured in India, is utilised by other countries for their development and excellence in varied fields?
Critics ask that when other developed countries provide higher facilities, pay packages and perks, how can you dissuade our youngsters from going abroad? What has been our loss has been the gain of the countries where our youth has migrated. Examples of Kalpana Chawla, the 1st Indian-American woman astronaut in space, Nobel laureates in Physics and Medicine namely Dr. S Chandra Shekhar and Dr. Hargobind Khurana respectively are evident in this case.
During this decades - long debate on Brain Drain, it has been stated that our youngsters leave India because excellence is neither recognised nor rewarded in India. But this is only partly true now, as things have changed today and talented people can reach the highest position possible, provided they are prepared to work hard.
Youngsters from India-whatever be the field they are working in-are today suitably recognised as well as rewarded. Take the field of sports where many of the celebrities are household names - Sania Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, Saina Nehwal, Abhinav Bindra and several others. India proudly sits on position one in milk production in the world. Thanks to Dr. Varghese Kurien, the father of White Revolution.
A top engineer who completed the Konkan Railway in record time, Mr. E Sreedharan has built up the world class Delhi Metro. Take the story of the Ambani brothers, the Tatas, the Mittals and others who have left their footprints in different continents.
The IITs and IIMs have earned a place of pride in our specialised learning system. With state of the art speciality hospitals emerging in different parts of India, patients from abroad find that complicated surgeries could be conducted in India at a relatively lower cost. If doctors and specialists find the going good in their own country, why would they go abroad? When India can stand good in comparison with the other developed countries in all the varied fields, the youth in India would eventually find that working in their own country is more rewarding than working elsewhere in the world. And even if they go abroad to better their specialisation, I believe, that they would want to return home and pursue a life of their own choice, without surrendering the traditional family ties and the nourishing Indian values.
After all, a home is a home and not all the wealth in this world can buy the happiness that your home and country can give.
Critics ask that when other developed countries provide higher facilities, pay packages and perks, how can you dissuade our youngsters from going abroad? What has been our loss has been the gain of the countries where our youth has migrated. Examples of Kalpana Chawla, the 1st Indian-American woman astronaut in space, Nobel laureates in Physics and Medicine namely Dr. S Chandra Shekhar and Dr. Hargobind Khurana respectively are evident in this case.
During this decades - long debate on Brain Drain, it has been stated that our youngsters leave India because excellence is neither recognised nor rewarded in India. But this is only partly true now, as things have changed today and talented people can reach the highest position possible, provided they are prepared to work hard.
Youngsters from India-whatever be the field they are working in-are today suitably recognised as well as rewarded. Take the field of sports where many of the celebrities are household names - Sania Mirza, Sachin Tendulkar, Saina Nehwal, Abhinav Bindra and several others. India proudly sits on position one in milk production in the world. Thanks to Dr. Varghese Kurien, the father of White Revolution.
A top engineer who completed the Konkan Railway in record time, Mr. E Sreedharan has built up the world class Delhi Metro. Take the story of the Ambani brothers, the Tatas, the Mittals and others who have left their footprints in different continents.
The IITs and IIMs have earned a place of pride in our specialised learning system. With state of the art speciality hospitals emerging in different parts of India, patients from abroad find that complicated surgeries could be conducted in India at a relatively lower cost. If doctors and specialists find the going good in their own country, why would they go abroad? When India can stand good in comparison with the other developed countries in all the varied fields, the youth in India would eventually find that working in their own country is more rewarding than working elsewhere in the world. And even if they go abroad to better their specialisation, I believe, that they would want to return home and pursue a life of their own choice, without surrendering the traditional family ties and the nourishing Indian values.
After all, a home is a home and not all the wealth in this world can buy the happiness that your home and country can give.
Priyanka Singh
Batch 2006
Do You Know ?
- Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'
- Chinese language does not require punctuation.
- A fetus acquires finger prints at the age of three months.
- Atal Behari Vajpayee is the first person to speak in Hindi at the United Nations Session.
Veenu Sawaria
Batch 2005
A Perfect Lifestyle
Do you know the recipe for a perfect lifestyle?
In this world full of sorrow,
Where no one knows of tomorrow.
Where troubles await in large rows,
With less of friends & more of foes.
The only thing we can do,
Is to face what is true!
A smile on the face is what we chiefly need,
Cheers & laughter are very good indeed.
If times are bad, courageously hope.
Await the better, don't give up hope.
With this attitude, a day will come,
You will be what you want to become.
"STOP EXISTING, START LIVING"
This is the recipe of a perfect lifestyle.
Let it happen, whatever happens.
SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!
In this world full of sorrow,
Where no one knows of tomorrow.
Where troubles await in large rows,
With less of friends & more of foes.
The only thing we can do,
Is to face what is true!
A smile on the face is what we chiefly need,
Cheers & laughter are very good indeed.
If times are bad, courageously hope.
Await the better, don't give up hope.
With this attitude, a day will come,
You will be what you want to become.
"STOP EXISTING, START LIVING"
This is the recipe of a perfect lifestyle.
Let it happen, whatever happens.
SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!
Anita Dhayal
Batch 2006
The Last Toast
Raising the toast last,
to all, that happened in the past,
The tumbler's been rested,
and the euphoria which had nested,
in the circuits crazy, & breaths bated;
for times quite long; has evaporated.
The hangover too, has passed away,
Things are clear, all along the way.
Raising the toast last,
to the times we staged a blast,
We loved, cared & rocked,
We fought, cried & hugged.
It was so memorable, beautiful;
It was good but, not wonderful.
The memories've been put down.
Even though you're in the town,
the world seems clearer,
fine, in place, and equally messier.
Raising the toast last,
to the life- impending & vast.
Future beckons me & you,
Step we must into it & give it its due.
Different, let be the path,
After all, different souls we hath.
Neither made-for-each-other,
nor enemies or arch-rivals or haters.
It's the toast last, as our souls
depart, disperse & roll
away into unknown terrains.
Searching for the remains?
No, there's no time & use
to cherish, or rant or rumble or muse.
Today, a new robe our relation wore;
Of friends; Yeah, the love one I tore.
Sorry, but
the tumbler has been rested,
and the euphoria has evaporated.
Still,
There's one thing I am proud to boast,
It was I who took the charge to raise the last toast.
...To raise the last toast.
Telly Jain
Batch 2005
To Achieve Your Dreams...
Remember your ABC
Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits.
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every possible angle.
Don't give up and don't give in.
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come.
Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
Give more than you planned to.
Have courage to do what needs to be done and consideration for other's feelings.
Ignore those who try to discourage you.
Just do it.
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
Love yourself first and most.
Make it happen.
Never lie, cheat or steal; always strike a fair deal.
Open, your eyes and see things as they really are.
Practice. And achieve perfection.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Read, study and learn about every thing important in your life.
Stop procrastinating.
Take control of your own destiny.
Understand your self in order to under stand others better.
Visualize it.
Want it, more than anything.
EXchange your ideas.
You are unique, amongst all the God's creations. Nothing can replace you.
Zero in on your target and go for it.
Shravan
Batch 2005
Brain Ticklers
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years - Which room is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 10 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together - How can this be?
3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?
4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
6. There is a house with four walls. Each wall faces south. There is a window in each wall. A bear walks by one of the windows. What color is the bear?
7. Is half of two plus two equal to two or three?
8. What is it that goes up and goes down but does not move?
9. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many did he have left?
10. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add ten. What is the answer?
ANSWERS
1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.
4. The answer is Charcoal. hmmmm... Barbecue.
5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
6. White. If all the walls face south, the house is at the North Pole, and the bear, therefore, is a polar bear.
7. Three. Well, it seems that it could almost be either, but if you follow the mathematical orders of operation, division is performed before addition. So... half of two is one. Then add two, and the answer is three.
8. The temperature.
9. 9 sheep
10. 70
Life's Accountancy
What comes I debit ......
What goes I credit
My birth is my opening stock
My ideas are my assets
My views are my liabilities
My birth is my opening stock
My ideas are my assets
My views are my liabilities
Happiness is my profit
Sorrow is my loss
Soul is my good will
Heart is my fixed asset
Duties are my outstanding expenses
Hard work is my prepaid expenses
Friendship is my hidden adjustment
Character is my Capital
Bad things I always depreciate
Good things I always appreciate
Knowledge is my investment
Patience is my interest
My mind is bank balance
Thinking is my current account
Behavior is my journal entry
Aim is to totally 'Balance the Sheet'
Death is my closing stock...
Sorrow is my loss
Soul is my good will
Heart is my fixed asset
Duties are my outstanding expenses
Hard work is my prepaid expenses
Friendship is my hidden adjustment
Character is my Capital
Bad things I always depreciate
Good things I always appreciate
Knowledge is my investment
Patience is my interest
My mind is bank balance
Thinking is my current account
Behavior is my journal entry
Aim is to totally 'Balance the Sheet'
Death is my closing stock...
Charu Garg
Batch 2006
Work Is Worship
"We must work not only to civilize the world, not to smooth the face of society, not to spread knowledge, not to cultivate the reason, not to turn the whole earth into heaven, but to bring down a heaven upon earth.
"Work is worship" is one of those precepts which have been embodied in every religion, culture and civilization of the world. Gandhiji, light heartedly observed "God created men to work for his food" and said "Those who are without work are thieves."
Nations become great when their manpower is fully and suitably employed without work, life is not worth living. All the great men had a special value. For them all sorts of work were of equal importance. It is only by their sheer acceptance and the value they placed on work that they were able to rise and soar high in their ventures.
Vivekananda said, "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God. Everyone has a job to accomplish with dignity. This division of labour is for the proper functioning. Moreover, we should keep in mind that everyone is not capable of doing all sorts of work. God created each one in a unique way and gave unique talents and abilities to everyone, some are good administrators while others are good engineers or doctors or good servants.
To sum it up, I would like to quote the following poem:
- Cardinal Newman
"Work is worship" is one of those precepts which have been embodied in every religion, culture and civilization of the world. Gandhiji, light heartedly observed "God created men to work for his food" and said "Those who are without work are thieves."
Nations become great when their manpower is fully and suitably employed without work, life is not worth living. All the great men had a special value. For them all sorts of work were of equal importance. It is only by their sheer acceptance and the value they placed on work that they were able to rise and soar high in their ventures.
Vivekananda said, "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God. Everyone has a job to accomplish with dignity. This division of labour is for the proper functioning. Moreover, we should keep in mind that everyone is not capable of doing all sorts of work. God created each one in a unique way and gave unique talents and abilities to everyone, some are good administrators while others are good engineers or doctors or good servants.
To sum it up, I would like to quote the following poem:
"Work, for the Knight is coming,
work through the sunny noon,
Fill the brightest hours with
labour best comes sure and soon.
Give every flying minute,
something to keep in store,
Work for the night is coming
when man works no more"
Dr. (Mrs.) A. Gehlot
Associate Professor
Deptt. of Pharmacology
Computers - Male or Female ??
As you are aware, ships have long been characterized as being female (e.g., "Steady as she goes" or "She's listing to starboard".
Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being a female. Their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow:
However, another group of computer scientists (all females) think that computers should be referred to as if they were male. Their reasons follow:
Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being a female. Their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow:
1. No one but the Creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. The message "Bad command or file name" is about as informative as, "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you."
4. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
5. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
However, another group of computer scientists (all females) think that computers should be referred to as if they were male. Their reasons follow:
1. They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
2. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
3. As soon as you commit to one you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model.
4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
5. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the night.
Gagan Mathur
Batch 2004
I Wish I Was A Fetus
I never would be bored,
Sitting in my uterus
Swingin' on my cord.
To worry the obstetricians
I'd be a proper beast,
I'd change position on the hour
-Transverse, oblique, then breech!
To student midwives, I'd present
A mystifying case
I'd hide myself in the os
& leave an empty space.
I'd tie my cord into a knot
& wave it through the cervix
I'd give the mid-wives such a shock
-& laugh off all my vernix!
And when my membranes rupture
I'd be a right ol' pest
Presenting large diameters
I'd transversely arrest.
I'd tell my pal placenta
To get himself detached.
To theatre then the lot of us,
would pronto be dispatched!
And when they start to Caesar
I'd laugh & think "Ti-Hi"
When no one else is looking,
I'd come vaginally!!
Aditi Mittal
Batch 2004
Bhaiyaji....Issmail !
How to kill a lion?
Newton's Method: Let the lion catch you. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Implies you caught the lion.
Star plus Method:
Send a lioness into the forest. Our lion and lioness will fall in love with each other. Send another lioness into the forest, followed by another lion. First lion loves the first lioness and the second lion loves the second lioness. But second lioness loves both lions. Now send another lioness (third) into the forest.
You don't understand, Right? Ok .... read after 15 years, then also you won't!
Yash Chopra's Method:
Take the lion to Australia or U.S. and kill it in a good scenic location.
Govinda's Method:
Continuously dance before the lion for 5 or 6 days.
Maneka Gandhi Method:
Save! Save the lion from a danger and keep feeding him with some vegetables.
Rikita Jindal
Batch 2005
Is Mankind Kind ?
Is Human Humane ?
Brightness is dark, darkness is bright
The dumb can sing, the blind can write,
Sadness' joy will reach its height.
Truth has exhausted-the earth is at loss
Love & peace ? Hate will toss.
Gone are those days-rejoices no more.
For man is here for his destruction's chore.
Many an invention he has made.
Many a milestones he has laid.
But the scars will always remain.
Is mankind kind ? Is human humane ?
Since the day he set foot upon the earth.
Much to the unsolved & unknown's mirth.
He robbed & killed, but created.
A hated position for himself, he negotiated.
A tight situation for everyone he brought,
The whole world was his, that's what he thought
"Earth is the place where humans dwell"
But nothing remains-no fragrance to smell.
Many an invention he had made,
many a milestone he had laid.
Today not even the scars remain,
Neither does the kindness of mankind,
Nor the humanity of the humane....
Vijay Chaudhary
Batch - 2005
Eyes
The eye is the only part of the human body that can function at 100% ability at any moment, day or night, without rest.
Your eyelids need rest, the external muscles of your eyes need rest, the lubrication of your eyes requires replenishment, but your eyes themselves "never" need rest. But please rest them !
Abhilasha Thanvi
Batch 2005
From Shell TO Hell
The short, miserable lives of Indian Chickens
Every year in India alone, more than a billion chickens are slaughtered for food. By the year 2020, the growing demand for chicken meat is expected to more than double that number. Shy and sensitive animals, chickens spend their unnaturally short, miserable lives crammed together in windowless sheds on poultry farms, designed for maximum space utilisation per rupee.
"Broiler" chickens are raised and killed for their flesh. They are fed growth promoters and bred to grow so large, so fast that often their legs cannot support their weight. They are forced to live by the tens of thousands in filthy sheds, full of their own excrement, where they are so cramped that they cannot turn around or even spread a wing (each one has less space than an A4 sheet of paper). The birds are subjected to continuous bright lights for the first two weeks of their lives. Then the lights are switched on and off every two hours to control their eating patterns. Eventually, the birds become so stressed that the lights have to be turned off completely to calm them down. When they are between 36 and 42 days old, they are killed (chickens can live for more than a decade).
Then the birds are caught by their legs and thrown into the back of a lorry, crammed together, hung upside-down on the back of a bicycle or auto rickshaw or stuffed into a basket for a nightmarish ride to the abattoir, always without food or water. There, the birds' legs are clamped into shackles, and they are suspended upside-down. Their throats are slit, often while they are fully conscious.
A quick look around your neighbourhood at your local "broiler" chicken stall will reveal birds kept in rusted, filthy wire cages, most of the time with no water or feed. These chickens are on public display so that a customer can choose a bird and have him or her slaughtered and plucked on the spot. Even children are subjected to the sight of this gruesome act, rendering them insensitive to the suffering of another being.
Only female chicks are useful to the egg industry. Male chicks are thrown into plastic bags to suffocate, or they are decapitated, asphyxiated or blown up in decompression chambers.
Eggs are as Vegetarian as your chicken tikka or a mutton burger. They are a part of the chicken's reproductive system. To produce eggs, the birds are forced to spend their entire lives in battery cages housed in dark, crowded sheds, where they are treated as egg-laying machines. Baby birds have their beaks cut off with a red-hot blade. Young layer hens are kept in complete darkness except at feeding time. When they reach the egg-laying stage, they are subjected to harsh and continuous light, sometimes for up to 22 hours a day. After their tired and worn-out bodies stop laying eggs and are no longer useful for egg production. they are sold for slaughter.
Consider this: Chicken contains as much artery-clogging cholesterol as beef, and a single egg is loaded with more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol. Because of the crowded conditions on factory farms, bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter spread like wildfire. Since eggshells are porous, bacteria easily pass through, infecting the eggs. Campylobacter causes more food poisoning in the UK than any other bacteria, and the Food Standards Agency identifies chicken as a major source. A large percentage of chickens have a cancer called leukosis, while Indian chickens often suffer from cholera. Eating eggs can also lead to joint problems like rheumatism in old age and cause allergies like hives.
While even registered slaughterhouses blatantly ignore hygiene standards, there are thousands of illegal slaughterhouses in India that are not even inspected and are appallingly filthy, resulting in chicken flesh that is often contaminated with faeces and bacteria. Even when there are cases of consumers' dying or falling ill after eating rotten chicken, meat-sellers continue to do a lot of business, mainly because of people's lack of awareness.
Chickens are inquisitive and interesting animals who are thought to be as intelligent as cats, dogs and even primates. When in their natural surroundings-away from factory farms - they form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another and develop pecking orders, love and care for their young and enjoy a full life that includes dust-bathing, making nests, roosting in trees and more.
If you want to make sure a chicken dinner will not poison your family - throw it away! Better yet, do not buy it in the first place.
And for more such truths, log on to www.PETAIndia.com
Every year in India alone, more than a billion chickens are slaughtered for food. By the year 2020, the growing demand for chicken meat is expected to more than double that number. Shy and sensitive animals, chickens spend their unnaturally short, miserable lives crammed together in windowless sheds on poultry farms, designed for maximum space utilisation per rupee.
WHAT IS A 'BROILER' CHICKEN?
"Broiler" chickens are raised and killed for their flesh. They are fed growth promoters and bred to grow so large, so fast that often their legs cannot support their weight. They are forced to live by the tens of thousands in filthy sheds, full of their own excrement, where they are so cramped that they cannot turn around or even spread a wing (each one has less space than an A4 sheet of paper). The birds are subjected to continuous bright lights for the first two weeks of their lives. Then the lights are switched on and off every two hours to control their eating patterns. Eventually, the birds become so stressed that the lights have to be turned off completely to calm them down. When they are between 36 and 42 days old, they are killed (chickens can live for more than a decade).
Then the birds are caught by their legs and thrown into the back of a lorry, crammed together, hung upside-down on the back of a bicycle or auto rickshaw or stuffed into a basket for a nightmarish ride to the abattoir, always without food or water. There, the birds' legs are clamped into shackles, and they are suspended upside-down. Their throats are slit, often while they are fully conscious.
A quick look around your neighbourhood at your local "broiler" chicken stall will reveal birds kept in rusted, filthy wire cages, most of the time with no water or feed. These chickens are on public display so that a customer can choose a bird and have him or her slaughtered and plucked on the spot. Even children are subjected to the sight of this gruesome act, rendering them insensitive to the suffering of another being.
HOW DOES EGG PRODUCTION WORK?
Only female chicks are useful to the egg industry. Male chicks are thrown into plastic bags to suffocate, or they are decapitated, asphyxiated or blown up in decompression chambers.
Eggs are as Vegetarian as your chicken tikka or a mutton burger. They are a part of the chicken's reproductive system. To produce eggs, the birds are forced to spend their entire lives in battery cages housed in dark, crowded sheds, where they are treated as egg-laying machines. Baby birds have their beaks cut off with a red-hot blade. Young layer hens are kept in complete darkness except at feeding time. When they reach the egg-laying stage, they are subjected to harsh and continuous light, sometimes for up to 22 hours a day. After their tired and worn-out bodies stop laying eggs and are no longer useful for egg production. they are sold for slaughter.
CHICKEN IS NOT HEALTH FOOD
Consider this: Chicken contains as much artery-clogging cholesterol as beef, and a single egg is loaded with more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol. Because of the crowded conditions on factory farms, bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter spread like wildfire. Since eggshells are porous, bacteria easily pass through, infecting the eggs. Campylobacter causes more food poisoning in the UK than any other bacteria, and the Food Standards Agency identifies chicken as a major source. A large percentage of chickens have a cancer called leukosis, while Indian chickens often suffer from cholera. Eating eggs can also lead to joint problems like rheumatism in old age and cause allergies like hives.
While even registered slaughterhouses blatantly ignore hygiene standards, there are thousands of illegal slaughterhouses in India that are not even inspected and are appallingly filthy, resulting in chicken flesh that is often contaminated with faeces and bacteria. Even when there are cases of consumers' dying or falling ill after eating rotten chicken, meat-sellers continue to do a lot of business, mainly because of people's lack of awareness.
CHICKENS: NO 'BIRD BRAINS'
Chickens are inquisitive and interesting animals who are thought to be as intelligent as cats, dogs and even primates. When in their natural surroundings-away from factory farms - they form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another and develop pecking orders, love and care for their young and enjoy a full life that includes dust-bathing, making nests, roosting in trees and more.
WHAT YOU CAN DO :
If you want to make sure a chicken dinner will not poison your family - throw it away! Better yet, do not buy it in the first place.
And for more such truths, log on to www.PETAIndia.com
Rajni Kumawat
Batch 2005
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