The Write Stuff - An Indicast Site

Madhubala. Period.

By abhishek at 30 April, 2010, 11:30 pm

You look forward to some pleasant deviations in your mail box, especially at a time when you are stuck in the office at midnight trying to solve some software bug! When a friend mailed me the link to the masterpiece above, she’d turned my 5 minutes of that day into sheer bliss.

The Man who Healed Pain

By Akhilesh at 30 April, 2010, 2:25 am

I recently underwent a Grade 3 surgery. It was for multiple kidney stones stuck in the urinary tract. The scans and X- ray showed 5 radio lucent stones lined up in my urinary tract like pearl beads in a necklace. My Doctor was wondering how I managed this feat at such a young age!

MacBook Air Review

By Aditya Mhatre at 19 April, 2010, 4:37 am

It’s been almost a month that I have been playing around with the Mac Book Air sent to me by Apple India. If the first sighting of this beautiful machine doesn’t bring a smile to your face then you most probably are in depression. Please stop reading right now and seek help. For others, continue [...]

Right to Healthcare

By Guest Blogger at 12 April, 2010, 4:24 am

Recently one of my friends underwent a kidney stone operation. I went to meet him. During the discussion the topic turned to the medical expenses that he had to shell out for this operation. When I heard the dough amount, I was zapped! I have to agree that the figure was a tad higher than the average because my friend chose the best urologist in the country and got himself operated in a hospital that is known for its fancy bills. But leaving that aside, let’s suppose that in some other case if the disease itself is critical and requires lot of medical attention, I’m sure in the current scenario, it will cost enough to make the patient opt for voluntary euthanasia instead.

Bobbie Ghosh - RIP

By abhishek at 2 April, 2010, 10:03 am

During the two years when Aditya and I were hunting for someone who could sponsor our activities at Indicast, or just hear us out for that matter, we met a few interesting people. Bobbie Ghosh was one among them.