War is a disease, and UN was designed to prevent it
War is a human-made disease. Any disease requires an agent, which in case of war, is weaponry. Nations, and people living in them are hosts, who bear the brunt of…
Seven medical success stories from India in stamps
Health and medicine related postage stamps from India are mostly about personalities (See a previous blog), or about institutions (Another blog here). Some other A handful of others celebrate progress…
Gender portrayal: Masculinity for war, and Feminism for care
Postage stamps mirror societal perceptions. Human societies have long associated masculinity with power, dominance, and conquest, while feminism emphasizes empathy, equality, and care. Thus, scars and destruction from wars are…
A lost Red Lion and rising sun symbol
The lion is a symbol of courage, bravery, and royalty. It has featured in coat of arms of various royal families. Rising sun represents divine light, and prosperity. It has…
Rotary has its wheels in motion for local and global good
The Beginning It was 23rd February 1905, when four people met in an office room in Chicago. These were Paul P. Harris, a lawyer and three other businessmen—Gustavus Loehr, Silvester…
Portuguese were the first to begin health-care colonialism
Here come the Portuguese It was 1498 when Vasco-da-Gama set sailing around Africa, and reached Southern part of India by sea. By this time, Portuguese or its agents had set-up…
Faith-healers who cure by calling spirits, and emotions
While healing itself is an art, many consider faith-healing as quite farther away from science. While disease is more ancient as compared to its cure, faith-healing may well be a…
Berlin doctors soon after second world war was over
Adolf Hitler killed himself on 30th April 1945, and over next two days German garrison in Berlin had surrendered. Soviet army from the east, south and north moved in to…
A calendar date that defines an anomaly at birth
We all have 23 pairs of chromosomes in all the cells of our body. However, some special children are born with an extra one. Those who have one additional 21st…
Thermometer: Need to give fever a number on a scale
Fever is a common symptom of an illness. It is a perception of warmth, often coupled with a mix of feeling cold, shaking and an urge to cover oneself with…