Madhukar's recovery was miraculous

Since the last 9 days its been a daily visit to the hospital at Holy Angels in New Delhi. Getting a feel of what it is to face the rock bottom with one's health. Madhukar, my friend has been in Intensive Care Unit, battling a severe attack of pancreatis. But Dr. Mahajan and Dr. Joseph, besides the nursing care staff have all toiled hard to help Madhukar pull through this. He is likely to be shifted to the general ward today. I would hope with another lease of life for him. Hope its a turnaround time for all of his family, and time to bounce back to normalcy. Everytime I drive down to the hospital and come back, I have bouts of anxiety, tension, and this gives me lots of introspection opportunities. Wondering why we are so fragile, and how fine the human body functions, as long as it functions.

Jaya, Delhi, 22 March 2006

Free Airconditioning for North India

This was a magical change to a hot and sultry Delhi. Trying to get a grasp of what the global warming can do. Bring rain, and actually cool down the city. Its been five months since I returned from Ottawa and have been painfully re-adjusting to the heat and dust of the city that gave me the education, and sort of hanging roots.

Looks like yesterday's rains are the signals for winters to come by, nothing like the the Polar winters in Canada. No snows really but cool fall.

My plans to visit the city of Chennai was cancelled at the last minute since the hosts did not have enough chairs (read seats) for a Partner's meeting. With two days of time freed up, I decided to go ahead and do all the small nick-knack tasks that have become pending in the last two weeks.