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Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

Index Home Christmas seals Born to care for the war wounded, Red cross came into being in 1863. However, it was not until 1907 that it entered into a lasting relationship with postal services. Emily Bissell, an American Red cross activist saw a postmaster in Denmark, who had developed an idea about charity stamps. These stamps,… Continue reading Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

COVID pandemic: A turbulent cove on a straight coastline

Index Home The COVID years, 2020-2022 were unprecedented, not only for healthcare, livelihoods, but also for philately. Many country of the world issued COVID postage stamp, in a short span of time. Some of them depicted the struggle, others heroism, courage and eventually overcoming the pandemic through vaccines. Unlike global postage stamps on malaria, HIV or… Continue reading COVID pandemic: A turbulent cove on a straight coastline

Indian Special cover gallery: From Flu to Covid

Index Home Indian Post issues special postal covers. These are specially designed commemorative envelopes, that are mark an occurrence, place, event or an institution. While same is true of postage stamps, there are clear differences. Postage stamps are issued nationally by the Indian Post, and there are intricate guidelines on when and how these shall be… Continue reading Indian Special cover gallery: From Flu to Covid

When money was no longer there….

Index Home This blog is not about medicine, but about finance. It is still about health, but financial one. Money has a notional value, and in Indian culture, it is often equated with Maya – “a magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem.” According to ancient Indian… Continue reading When money was no longer there….

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GOBI: When simple measures in childcare went global

Index Home UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) launched GOBI initiative in the year 1982. This was a notable global health strategies aimed at reducing child mortality and improving child health. The acronym GOBI stands for Growth monitoring, Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), Breastfeeding, and Immunization. All of these are key interventions to combat the leading causes… Continue reading GOBI: When simple measures in childcare went global

Family planning: Have we completed a full circle ?

Index Home Family planning and birth control share a bond with one another. On one hand, phrase “to plan a family” is participatory, thought provoking, and sounds like a management exercise. On the other phrase “controlling birth” seemingly empowers humans to do, what only nature could or mostly could not achieve. These two phrases are like… Continue reading Family planning: Have we completed a full circle ?

Development milestones from six months to one year of life

Index Home Our journey from sixth month onwards, is one of curiosity and mobility. Now babies can see near as well as far, and their tiny eyes are grasping the world around them. As they see and touch almost everything, they also start making sense of sounds. This is also the time for the first meaningful… Continue reading Development milestones from six months to one year of life

Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life

Index Home Many developments take place from birth, to first six months of life. In the first one month, newborn is a neonate. Subsequently, the period upto one year of life, is infancy. Developments in this period are milestones in our journey. Many motor milestones in the first six months can be picked up from postage… Continue reading Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life