A tale of two legacies: The Tiger King and his friend Ozymandias

The characters from a classic English poem and a recent Netflix documentary come together across time and space to tell us something very important.

Chardi Kala- Finding Hope During a Pandemic

Chardi Kala is a concept/phrase in Sikhism that literally translates to "being in a euphoric/optimistic state." As always, literal translations never quite convey the concept in its entirety. Basically, this phrase means achieving a state of happiness because you acknowledge that a higher power is watching over you. It is based on two concepts: acknowledging …

Afghani Chai Adventures

It was a pretty standard morning- wake up at 5, get to the hospital by 6:45, start looking up my patients for the day. Run from room to room before 9 am morning rounds and then see patients with the staff until lunch. A normal day. The afternoon involved waiting for admissions to roll in …

Episode 6: How to Make a Heart

One of my favorite classes in medical school is embryology- the study of human development. It explains how we grow from 2 cells into trillions of cells that comprise many ordered systems in our bodies. I was recently archiving my notes from this past year and came across the notes about how a human heart …