Author: Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

I can still remember the 70-year old lady who I had operated on for a fracture of the hip when I was working at Victoria Hospital in the

I am saddened and rather ashamed to have to use this title, but have to face the hard fact that my town of Curepipe is no longer the

As we are celebrating International Labour Day today, 1st May, and since it’s a public holiday in many countries, I thought I’d look up the definition of ‘labour’.

To the Hindus, the earth has long been known as Dharti Ma. Dhar comes from the Sanskrit root dhr which means to support/to sustain, and from which the

Annual Show at the MGI

With laws recently passed in the states of Maharashtra and Haryana, this brings to 20, out of 29, the number of states in India that completely ban cow

One of the great boons of medical practice is coming across people from all walks of life, and of all ages. The youngest would be a newborn, and

Stories are not about life, stories are life, and that’s why we cling to them, and we want to hear more and ever more Since last Saturday Ram

I remember reading a saying to the effect that a smile is a signal that the doors of your heart are open. Who is not reassured or feels

Let us continue to build our nation by doing our bit. Let us each be a little bird…

We must make a paradigm shift from “Unity in Diversity” to “Diversity as Unity” if we wish to ensure our survival and the happiness and prosperity of our

Human Head Transplant

Save for one year, I have been doing the annual yatra to Ganga Talao on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri regularly since 1982. And last Sunday too I

It may be recalled that 21 June has been declared as the International Yoga Day by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 2014. As is well

As in politics, so too in relations between countries: there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. These are so many that, as we regularly observe at UN