I would define myself as an adroit, agathokakological human being who is a clinician by profession. I am found risible and narcissistic by aplenty. Both might not be wholly correct, but I affirm I have traces of both. I am, however, sure that I am one of those very few who know how to generate a smile even in the sternest of situations. Being a true prototype for Leo, I deem myself to be a no-nonsense person, and that makes me a not-so-sought-after name amongst an ostentatious group of (certain) medicos whom I have found to be the ne plus ultra of braggadocio.​

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I am a medical doctor who loves to treat patients with Thyroid disorders and Diabetes and who has sufficient, updated, working knowledge of it. 90% of my private patients are those who have either or both of these. As a management professional, I have worked for a couple of years in UAE, where I earned a "precious" driving license, before getting involved in the set-up of a medical clinic in Ajman. Back home, during Covid-19 times, I could again work in an administrative position, when I set up and effectively run complaint-free, a first-line treatment centre for Covid, for seven months. 

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Dr. Bobby Moses, the physician par-excellence at Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, is a pious, pure, genuine human soul whom I respect like no other, in the medical fraternity. He brought me back to treating patients with confidence during one of the toughest times in my life.  My life would be insufficient to thank him. Ever since I met him first on the 15th of March 2013, I have seen no better physician than him. 

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Music has always been my passion since I sniffed the first bout of air. I am a trained mridangist who secured a National CCRT Scholarship in Mridangam at thirteen. I am also an untrained, serious amateur in singing.

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I am a movie buff who loves to watch every sensibly made ones on the big screen. “Kaiyyoppu” by director Mr. Renjith is my favourite Malayalam feature film. “Ore Kadal”, Oru Njayaraazhcha” and “Arike” all by the acclaimed director and five-time State Film Award Winner, Mr. Shyamaprasad comes second third and fourth. Drishyam 1 and 2 are my favourite screenplays in Malayalam cinema (apart from many others). Priyadarshan is the director who, in my opinion, visualises songs the best, in Indian cinema.

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Over the years, I have developed a passion to write. I am a serious reader of non-fiction content based on India, Nationalism, Pakistan, Kashmir issues and the Partition.

 

"Ponniyin Selvan" the epic 2,500-page historical fiction novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, who is considered one of the legends of Tamil Literature, is my favourite fiction work. It is a novel that has been translated into innumerable languages and has had innumerable adaptations and retellings over the last 50 years. A two-part movie with abbreviated contents from the novel that has been produced by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies and directed by the best director in India, Mr. Maniratnam is coming out soon.  "Aadujevitham" the celebrated Malayalam novel by writer Benyamin, which recently sold its 200,000th copy comes second in my list of favourite fiction content. Quite interestingly, this work is also being adapted for a movie of the same name, directed by one of the finest directors in Malayalam cinema, Mr. Blessy. 

 

 “The Era of Darkness” by Dr. Shashi Tharoor and "The Nine lives of Pakistan" by Irish journalist Declan Walsh are my most favourite non-fiction works.

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Apart from the legendary Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Mehdi Hassan and Madiha Afsal are my favourite personalities whom I would like to read or listen to. ​ Apart from music, cinema, writing and reading, I love teaching. I have been teaching at every possible opportunity I could over the last decade, overriding all forms of resistance. 

 

I do not smoke, nor do I devour any form of alcohol. ​​

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