Beyond Science 

The God Exists – Scientific Arguments

Times of India had a front page story today on Pope Francis trying to bridge the gap between science and church  and that made me pen down my thoughts on the subject. I have been firm believer of existence of supreme power, whether you call it The God or not is up to you. And there are scientific reason to believe so. Atheist believe that humans are the most developed creatures in the universe. Our brains are the most developed. We have the capability to answer any question, the answer…

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A few basics about Tuberculosis

What causes TB? TB is caused by a bacteria – Mycobaterium tuberculosis. How does it spread? The most common mode of infection is via respiratory root. The bacteria reaches air when a person carrying bacteria (patient or career of TB) coughs or sneezes. The bacteria reaches your lungs through breathing. If your immunity is strong, you can beat the bacteria, and if your immunity is poor you catch the infection. What are the common symptoms? Patients with pulmonary TB (lung infection) usually have symptoms like cough with sputum, evening fever…

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Health tips for celebrating diwali

Dipawali (Diwali) – the festival of crackers, lighting, shopping, sweets and worshiping goddess Laxmi. A few tips that most of us know of but often overlook would ensure that the celebration remains uninterrupted. Crackers Firing crackers is part of celebrating Diwali. But lets also keep in mind the air and noise pollution it would cause. If you have an infant in your family, you can easily see how terrorizing it can be for a new born infant. It has similar impact on the pet animals. You would notice a lot…

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Wish you all a healthy and wealthy year ahead

A very happy Dipawali to all of you. I have been writing for a while on various issues. During school days I use to write on a lot of basic science subjects. Growing older, started writing on my understanding about the universe, super power etc. During medical school wrote a few medical hypotheses and a lot of academic original research. For last 3 years have been spending a lot of my time on socio-political movement. I am just one of the millions of people who might be writing on all…

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