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Neurosurgeon . Life has never been easy for those who dream.

Gurgaon , India
Joined February 2019
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@Neurochauhan
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3 years
Have operated on 17 trauma patients in emergency who turned out to be COVID+ n have been exposed to more than thousand COVID + patients so far.Never tested positive .Trust me,its just the N95 mask that has saved me so far . Mask is the only defence against COVID . #MaskUpIndia
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Msg from someone whom I politely declined ARRANGED marriage proposal, SEVEN YEARS BACK!!!
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With only โ‚น10 in my wallet ,I have travelled 2649 km in the past 3 days .Thanks to digital payments which is accepted even by food vendors ,cabs and small shops .This is a huge transformation in INDIA and the credit goes to @narendramodi ๐Ÿ™ PS- Ignore my worn out wallet.
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Every year thousands of Maldivians flock hospitals at Kochi, Chennai , gurgaon and Noida on medical visas. When every country in the world had closed its international borders, it was India who issued around 14,000 medical visas and special permission was given to 28 Maldivian
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The move is great. However, the idea of competing with us is delusional. How can they provide the service we offer? How can they be so clean? The permanent smell in the rooms will be the biggest downfall. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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30 year obese friend with BMI 32 , consults me for lumbar disc prolapse . I asked her to reduce weight . She - Im trying to be positive about my body .My body,my choice. I still can't get over what she said ๐Ÿ˜‘
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21 year boy comes with headache.Scan reveals a huge brain tumor.His dad asks " Can he wait for the surgery till next year as he is preparing for civil services exams? " I can't even imagine what will be going on in boys mind.
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2 years
This is how it looks on Magnetic resonance imaging when you kiss!
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3 years
Morning reminder : Cornflakes is not good for your health .It has high glycemic index and can increase risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity .
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3 years
We work 72 hours without sleep . We don't have basic amenities. We are paid less than clerk . We are exposed to dangerous infectious diseases . And the moment we raise our voice , only thing the media reports "patients are suffering because of doctors protest "
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Someone called me from this number saying my husband met with an accident and asked me to transfer 5K to shift him to hospital. I panicked but sooner I realised I am not yet married ๐Ÿ˜ญ @Cyberdost #fraud #fraudcalls
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Divorce rates have increased not because men and women have become intolerant,but because infidelity has become rampant.
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She completed her MBBS in Dec 1954 & then she took MS General surgery.There was bias and gender discrimination & was not allowed to even scrub and be a part of surgical team during residency.She had to appear 12 times to pass her MS exit exams.
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North Indian food is better than South Indian food.
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When I was an intern, first year ortho resident told me that his value is 3 crores and would be demanding the same from potential alliance. When I was a surgery resident, a medicine resident demanded 1 crore + gold+ car as gift from my dad even before he met or spoke to me.( I
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Kerala: 26-year old Doctor Shahana commits suicide after fellow Doctor E A Ruwais breaks marriage over dowry demand of BMW, Gold, and land
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A young paraplegic woman with grade 3 bedsores,not even localizing to pain,on foleys catheter and Ryles tube, tracheostomized for past 6 months is now pregnant!! We Humans are real monsters on this earth.
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From sneaking into Neurosurgery OT during my UG days to see how a brain looks like to independently operating on brain,I have come a long way. MBBS(JIPMER,pondicherry) Ms General Surgery(PGIMER,chandigarh) MCh Neurosurgery (JIPMER,pondicherry) God has been really kind to me๐Ÿ™
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She was a pioneer in promoting functional neurosurgery.She donated blood 139 times( Limca record).She died on 14th nov 2018. She is Asia's first women Neurosurgeon,Prof .Thanjavur santhanakrishna kanaka.
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A chain smoker female patient who has fever asks if i can omit Paracetamol from her drug chart as it can damage her liver.
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#Padmashri awardees in the field of Medicine #1 Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar (Maharashtra) MBBS (GMC,Nagpur) MD General Medicine (BJMC,Pune His well known work - Prazosin as a treatment of scorpion sting. Snake bite poisoning.
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1)Any 3 ply or N95 mask which snugly fits without a valve. 2) donot touch your masks / face / rub your eyes 3) discard before entering your house . 4)take bath before you touch your family members after coming from outside 5)social distancing 6)those eligible get vaccinated
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Men in my DM.
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A resident learns about the death of his family member while at work. So instead of supporting and permitting him to leave immediately,he is told to arrange someone to do his duty. There is a crisis of empathy ranging among Indian doctors which is far worse than any illness .
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6 year old boy with testicular tumor with lung ,skeletal and brain metastasis tells me " let me go home soon,i have to learn to ride the new bicycle". There's a lot that is good in your life,don't take it for granted.
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The gym where i go,celebrates birthdays and anniversaries of all members, with cake,potato chips and coke ๐Ÿ˜€
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Good thing about being a surgeon is that even if patient Googles all his symptoms /signs / investigations and reach a final diagnosis , he still won't be able to operate upon himself , not even by watching Youtube surgery videos .
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How our brain ๐Ÿง  Jiggles with every heart beat โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Just because someone is not married and don't have kids ,doesnot mean their leave application should get less consideration for approval when compared to their married colleagues.
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As a doctor ,I have seen both extremes in a relationship .Have seen breast cancer woman abandoned by spouse and also seen some people giving up jobs and everything just to take care of ailing wife .
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3 years
1Many people into my DM asking if cloth mask works .Definitely NO . When pandemic started , India didnot have adequate resources to protect the health care workers who are at front line . Hence general public was asked to atleast use cloth mask ,and save surgical masks
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There is special place reserved in hell for those who prescribe antibiotics n steroids in mild COVID + patients .There is surge in post covid secondary bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance. No Azithro/hydroxychloquine/Ivermectin/Doxy n steroids in mild cases please.
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When the boys parents said " hum aapki ladki ko shaadi ke baad bhi padhne denge ", my dad said hum bhi aapke ladke ko shaadi ke baad padhne denge ๐Ÿ˜†
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Young boys flirting in my DM , let me make it clear that I'm decade older than you all and I no longer get attracted by someone's physique and wealth .So stop wasting your time.๐Ÿ˜ž
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People who complain of huge medical bills need to know that such hospitals dont even cover the medical expenses of their resident doctors. 99.99 % hospitals are run by businessmen.Doctors are just employees who work like slaves.
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Itโ€™s time for parents to grow up!
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No more free consultation to friends and relatives after this episode.
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2) for health workers . Please use a surgical masks and donate to those who cannot afford . #Eachonesaveone
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Donโ€™t listen to him. I agree marriage is hard,but it is extremely rewarding too. If you are lucky to have someone in life whom you can consider as forever friends,do get married. Big money,travel,professional success can never replace the emotional loneliness you experience, as
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Same Opinion about marriage
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Pregnancy is confirmed by 5-6 weeks but by that time closure of neural tube is already completed(ie 4 weeks).There is not much role of folic acid after 4 weeks to prevent open NTD.Awareness has to be spread about preconceptional folic acid & need for fortification of salt/flour.
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I don't answer dad's call whenever I'm attending seminars/ lectures but my dad always answers my call even if he is one who is giving class. Priorities of life .
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This is all those girls who face and deal unconscious or implicit bias in their department esp surgical branches. You are not alone.
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Good food,sex,and wealth might be desirable but ultimately affectionate human touch is all we crave for.
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The guy who was a backbencher and failed in anatomy is a successful Neurosurgeon now. One who was bullied for being fat has become a model. Never underestimate anyone .People aren't always who they seem to be & can be more than you originally thought.
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We live in a society where women are innocent until proven guilty and men are guilty until proved innocent .
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If the warning label on cigarettes changes from โ€œTobacco causes cancerโ€ to โ€œ Tobacco causes Infertilityโ€, no Man would ever smoke .
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Posting interns in COVID ICU is like asking 6 year old to cook in the kitchen .Mom where is salt ? What is this ? That ?But it's such a bliss to work with young boys and girls who are so energetic and full of hope .So much to learn from them ๐Ÿ™
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Vitamin D not only makes your bone stronger but also prevent you from autoimmune and thyroid disease.Make sure your diet has adequate vitamin D.
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I realised one of my car tyre went flat on outskirts of town. As I prepared myself to replace with Stepney,two men on bike stopped by to help.I denied.But they insisted n changed tyre.N followed me to some distance to check if car is running fine. World is good with men around โ™ฅ๏ธ
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Then in March 1968 ( 14 years later) she finally obtained her MS General surgery degree.Then she joined Dept of Neurosurgery at Madras medical College.She was the first neurosurgeon in south Asia to introduce chronic electrode implantation in brain.
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More than 35 hospitals in India are named after Nehru/Gandhi family.Can we rename all these hospitals after Indian Scientists & Doctors who made an impact with their significant contributions to medical field ? It will surely inspire younger generation. Is that too much to ask?
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Not all doctors are doctors,some are PhDs too.
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A female cardiac surgeon was asked by a well known south Indian surgeon , " Do you still want to continue to be a cardiac surgeon? " She replied - No sir .i worked hard & learnt how to use a scalpel so that I can mince meat in the kitchen.
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Last 15 months has given only immeasurable pain. Only thing that helped me survive was my job.
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Entire Twitter is rattled about how it affects the productivity and quality of work,when a billionaire asked for 70 hours/week of work from IT employees .On the other hand, we have normalised a Resident doctor working more than 85 hours/week,whose state of mind directly affects
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This is how sound travels to brain ๐Ÿง 
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Even if it is emergency case,spend minimum 30 minutes for video recording of consent & written consent in atleast 2 languages.Explain the rarest complications,even if it has 0.0001 % risk due to surgery.Complications should not deter you from saving more lives.
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We don't make friends after 25 years age,they are just acquaintance.
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Someone said that you're lucky that u haven't tested +ve for COVID yet.Wearing double mask everytime u step outside inspite of maskne,not dining outside,restricting travel only for official work,not allowing guests at home for past TWO years is all working towards that LUCK.
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Indians and COVID so far : Irrational use of steroids at home โฌ‡๏ธ Mucormycosis โฌ‡๏ธ Self medication with IV amphotericin B โฌ‡๏ธ Acute renal failure . โฌ‡๏ธ Ab Dialysis bhi seekh hi lo
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The most common disease that will affect worldwide in future is not Diabetes or cancer ,it's LONELINESS ,which has no cure except Love for each other .
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Why doctors should marry only doctors ? Give reasons.
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Relationships are obsolete now.This generation is only into situationship .
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11 year old girl who had worst kind of cancer 2 years back and who I thought will never survive ,came to my OPD room all dressed up with bindi and bangles and said "Thank you". #LifeisBeautiful
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Fetal movements seen on MRI. A healthy baby kicks atleast 10 times per hour.
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Unpopular opinion : Corn flakes can never be the perfect bowl of breakfast .It has high glycemic index ~ 86, which not only increases risk of diabetes but also obesity.
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When my dad started his job in 1970s,his salary was only โ‚น 500.2/3rd of his salary was sent to my grand parents n with the rest he managed to raise us and also built a beautiful house.This generation has absolutely nil savings n ask for crowdfunding for every damn health issue .
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Clean toilets and 24/7 healthy food still remains a luxury for resident doctors in most of the Indian medical colleges .Residents are forced to use nursing staff wash room and have to survive on stale sandwich or work starved during night duties .
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2 years
It takes a lifetime for a middle class Indian to earn $ 1.3 million. Just saying.
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Every profession in the world is noble if you have the urge to serve people more than urge to earn.If U still think U are ready to slough for 24*7 without pay n respect for atleast 2 decades of ur most reproductive life,then only join medical profession. It's really not worth it.
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The best way to deal with social media trolls is to starve them. Starve them of a reaction and they will eventually die of frustation.Same applies to real life too.
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Some women call themselves feminists but deep down can't accept a man as her partner who is short in height ,earns less than her or is jobless.
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Others - Parents wait outside exam centre as child writes exams. Doctor -children wait outside exam centre as parents write exams.
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There is no charm in medical College without MBBS students and interns .Young boys and girls giggling and having fun in campus brings sweet nostalgia of young love and friendship.โ™ฅ๏ธ
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A relationship works only when Man wants it to work.
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Rate of suicide among doctors is more than twice(30/100,00)than of general population(12.3/100,00).I have myself lost 2 juniors I know so far. Next time you see a intern/junior resident,ask them" if he/she ate?Ask about their well being ?Let's make a difference. #SuicideAwareness
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One of the biggest lies we are told , marry someone who makes you happy .But the truth is nothing and no one can make you happy until you learn to be happy alone.
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If interns at government medical colleges were paid by each hour they work ,they would be billionaire .
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A bride died of heart attack during wedding rituals and while she was in cold storage, family replaced her with younger sister because the wedding celebrations must go on.
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It's the junior residents and interns who are actually slogging in COVID wards and ICU .Unfortunately they could not share their experiences here as they are dead tired after duty .
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I consider Men as the smartest of the species in the universe. This male doctor is physically flirting with a nursing staff and the next moment I see he has posted a Instagram reel,all lovey dovey with his wife.
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I'm all for happy marriages n relationships but I feel parents should teach daughters to be financially independent n that marriage isn't everything in life.Women unconsciously seek out men,when they don't have any aim in life n this is one reason y love jihad is bound to happen.
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Do u still wake up tired after a full night sleep ? It's the number of complete sleep cycles that make us refreshed,not the length(time) of sleep.Each sleep cycle can be either 90 or 75 minutes .So sleeping in multiples of 90 or 75 min will change your life.Set your alarm todayโฐ
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Dear beautiful girls , you have ruling fb and instagram coz of ur beauty ,so atleast leave twitter for girls like me.
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IT professionals are keeping Neurosurgeons busy with their spine problems.High time these companies provide best ergonomic chairs and health insurance to their employees.
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Never let people see your scars and your real story. You never know who is going to use it against you.
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I asked my junior to update me about my patients at 10 PM. He called me and started his conversation with " Good night ma'am ".๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€
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Some are manipulative & cunning. Some cheat on their partners. Some act to be our friends but talk shit behind your back. Some are so envious that they go to any extent to defame you . And all these people still have a blissful life .So I want to know,does karma really work?
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Being single in India is so difficult ๐Ÿ˜ž
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Doctors need to expand their social circle from all walks of life from politicians,bankers,civil servants,lawyers and journalists. It not only makes you happier but also provides degree of objectivity and help when in deep trouble which medical fraternity cannot provide.
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7th standard student comes to OPD with neck pain & neurological deficit . She says her class is on 7th floor & walks up the ramp/stairs with 8 kg bag bcoz lift is supposed to be used by teachers. I fail to understand why do parents take admission for their kids in such schools?
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The trend of glamorising bad guy in movies and projecting them as victims of poverty or evil society needs to be stopped.
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My dad stopped car near UHC & told to find out if they are dispensing precaution dose. In my pyjamas without wallet n ID card,went in,said I'm HCW. They asked my phone no.& DOB. As I hopped back into car within minutes,dad asked,did u enquire? I said," I just got vaccinated"๐Ÿ’‰
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For all those asking how much to study to pursue Neurosurgery. This is the simplified image of how a brain works .
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2 years
Basic rule to follow during residency - Block your consultants and seniors from seeing your WhatsApp status and Facebook page.
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Pseudo feminism has created a society of women who are educated to believe that they are right about everything and men are morons. It strives to make gender an issue even when it isn't.
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I haven't seen a single dusky or dark skin toned Indian air hostess so far.Our obsession with skin color & its association with desirability & beauty is deep rooted in our society and it will last for eternity .To be a dark skinned women in India seems like a curse.
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My school had knee length skirts as school uniform. My aunt didnot wanted her children to wear that,so she got them admission in another school where salwar kameez was the uniform.She didnot create ruckus to change the school rules. Be like my aunt.
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Honoured to receive the best paper award at Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery . #Neurosurgery @indspn
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What if the pandemic never ends - Celebrities will visit Maldives Politician will conduct rallies Doctors overburdened What if the pandemic never happened - Celebrities will visit Maldives Politician will conduct rallies Doctors overburdened .
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South Indian infrastructure is 10 times better than North Indian.
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Hello kolkata. #ISNOCON Poster presentation .
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