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Entrapment of the Lawn
There is an ongoing, fierce competition between the tendrils of grass in my lawn and yours truly. Fueled by fertilizers sprayed by a mechanical contraption with remarkable efficiency multiple times a year, these rapacious botanical lives rise from the soil with savage zeal. Sensitive about my social standing in the neighborhood- lest the reputation be Read more ⇢
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Darkness of Deeds
Imagine an event that causes the entire population of Pennsylvania (~13 million) or Illinois (~12 million) perish. Would that event be horrific? Let’s say I am picking up coffee at a gas station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and TV screen behind the cashier displays the fatalities, petrified news anchor exhorting the magnitude of loss. Would that Read more ⇢
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Teaching Award Statement
I was touched to receive the Excellence in Endocrine Teaching Award from our graduating fellows. Here’s what I shared with them: Dear fellows, I am somewhat surprised and deeply humbled by this honor. While I have enjoyed our deliberations in clinical space, I have never thought of myself as an intentional teacher. My thoughts are Read more ⇢
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Cultures
Juxtaposed with the altered countenance of this country’s populace, as an immigrant, I find myself frequently querying my assumptions about my cohabitants. Who exactly are these folks? This amateur anthropological quest is unlikely to yield any substantive answers, I have realized. Nevertheless, I have located an alluring niche in the memories of my initial impressions Read more ⇢
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Here We Are
This version of America that we currently inhabit is utterly alien. For a young immigrant from South Asia nearly two decades ago, it furnished idealism. Granted the luxury to see the world framed through kindness. Perhaps even swayed the frame of morality- of the rights and wrongs. The universe was laden with possibilities. Pragmatism seemed Read more ⇢
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