Tag: kmmc
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On Teaching Radiology
‘You got to be strict with them or else they won’t improve,’ I hear this often from a few colleagues. I work as an Assistant Professor in Radiology at a medical college. In post-graduate courses in India, it is more of an ‘on-the-job training’. The residents prepare the rough reports and our job is to finalize them, in the course…
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Unfinished Cadence VIII – The Last Student Concert
One of the many wonders of KM during my time was a ten year old wonder kid, Lydian Nadhaswaram. Several KM students having piano as major, and some of the junior faculty were no match for this prodigal pianist. He used to play several complex and fast piano pieces composed by musical greats like Beethoven…
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Oh Thailand! – A trip to remember: Part I
Leisure travel means different to different people. For me it is about exploration. Understanding the way of life of the people in a certain region or country, talking to the locals and understanding their point of view about things, trying the local cuisine, observing the differences and similarities between them and us are some of…
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Unfinished Cadence VII – A series of Unfortunate events
On 6th January 2017, I performed for A.R. Rahman on the occasion of his birthday. Well, it wasn’t my solo performance. I was part of the Qawwali ensemble which performed on his birthday. It’s a KM tradition that the principal visits the school on his birthday and the Qawwali ensemble performs. The best mutton biryani…
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Unfinished Cadence Part VI – The Auditions
“Would I be good enough ?” It’s the single most difficult question that anyone who aspires to a career in music, faces. The answer, I am afraid, is only retrospective. Being in one of the premier music schools in India guarantees only a…
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God and small things
God and small things “You are making your way in a dark tunnel, a modest group of people, not sure where the road leads to. There is utter darkness but you have hope in your heart as you believe in Him. And in that darkness sounds a refrain like a ray of light, like an…