"पुरुष तुम केवल शंका हो!"
"नारी तुम केवल श्रद्धा हो" की तर्ज़ पर वो कहते हैं "पुरुष तुम केवल शंका हो"!.. जंगल का राजा तक यह पूछ बैठा: "मुझ से पहले भी किसी से प्यार किया है?" शेरनी बोली: "इसी बात पर एक 'शेर' याद आ गया!" एक और शेर की बात पर शंकाग्रस्त शेर जी वापस चले गए!..
SoftMusic@OperationTheatre
Heart Surgeon Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty of Bengaluru says in an interview: 'Background music is a must in operation theatre whenever I have to perform an operation. It gives me a better concentration. Music goes on in all departments of my hospital.' Patients also feel relaxed by it, he says adding, it saves from other distracting sounds too arising from opening and closing of doors, etc. It is decided by the lead surgeon as which type of music will be there - classical or devotional (no 'kajra-re' please)! A report from British Medical Journal says that 62 to 72 percent surgeons like music during operation. Some other reports too claim that good music gives relief in arthritis, disc problem, high blood pressure, enhances memory and concentration as it activates both sides of the brain and produce endorphins hormone. Music has a long history in the field of surgery in Britain, dating back to 1914, barring playing jazz or sentimental tunes. However, sometimes loudness of music makes communication less effective with nurses and other subordinate staff. Further, liking specific type of music shows your temper type too. Like, Classical music lovers are supposed to be creative and silent type. Dance music fans must be extrovert but not much sober. Rock listeners are usually hard working persons. Preferring Rap are said to be all-rounder!
Operating Tunes : How Music Helps Surgery
बहुत डराता है -- 'ब्लड क्लॉट'!
29 फरवरी को जन्में लोग भी न, साठ साल की उम्र में भी पंद्रह साल के बच्चे जैसी बातें करते हैं। अब मेडिकल इंश्योरेंस का प्रीमियम इस उम्र में पच्चीस हजार सालाना तो बनेगा ही। इसी उलझन में थे कि इतना तो दे नहीं सकते, फिर पांच की बजाय तीन-साढ़े तीन लाख का इंश्योरेंस करा लेते हैं। तभी किसी को देखने अपोलो जाना पड़ गया। एक संबंधी का लिवर ट्रांसप्लांट हुआ था। डोनर उन्हीं की पत्नी थीं जिन्हें एक सप्ताह बाद छुट्टी दी जा रही थी। उनके पति को अभी दस दिन और हस्पताल में रहना होगा। जहां उनकी इस दशा ने मन को झकझोर दिया, वहीं महिला के प्रति मन श्रद्धा से नतमस्तक हो गया। बातों-बातों में पता चला कि कहीं-कहीं की सिफारिश पर वहां दाखिला मिल पाया -- कुल 22 लाख के खर्चे पर। अन्य हस्पतालों में यह 'पैकेज' 35 लाख का सुनने में आया। कहते हैं किसी को विपदा में देखकर मानव मन तत्काल स्वयं की उस स्थिति में कल्पना करने लग जाता है। हम तो अभी 20-25 हजार के प्रीमियम पर ही नापतोल कर रहे थे। अब तो मन ऐसा बावला हुआ कि घर आते ही भगवान की मूर्ति के पांव पकड़ लिए कि -- "दोनों समय गीता पढूंगा.. मैं नहीं कर सकता इतना सब कुछ.. आप ही बचा लो.. मुझे नहीं लेना कोई इंश्योरेंस.. मुझे नहीं स्टेंट्स डलवाने.. कहीं दिल-दिमाग की किसी नस में कोई ब्लड-क्लॉट आ जाए तो आप ही फूंक मार देना!".. भगवान जी ने व्यंग किया: "मेरी एक फूंक से तो सारी सृष्टि हिल जाएगी.. किसी इमरजेंसी में तो लोहानी साहब ही एक फोन कर देंगे.. अब तो फेसबुक-फ्रेंड भी हैं.. कल ही तो इतरा रहा था!" .. जब अंत तक हमने भगवान के चरण नहीं छोड़े तो यह निर्णय हुआ कि भले ही हम 20 हजार प्रीमियम की मेडिकल पॉलिसी न लें, पर जन्माष्टमी पर मंदिर में चढ़ाए अपने खोटे सिक्कों के बदले अपना सारा खोटापन बदल कर ईश्वर के ही सच्चे नाम का आश्रय लेंगे।
Memory lane
I remembered one Dr Reeta Darbari when I was posted at Srinagar. Her husband Dr Varun Raina was our PTMO with Indian Airlines. Dr Reeta attended my wife's delivery in 1987. She was such a wonderful person that on my daughter's birth, I wrote an appreciation letter to the Medical Supdt, Govt Hospital that we'd like our daughter to be like Dr Reeta one day! Next year, I was transferred to Delhi IGIA and all contacts were lost. Then after 20 years when I was busy at Singapore flight midnight, one person suddenly asked me, 'Do you recognise me?' In turn, I just asked, 'How's Dr Reeta Darbari?" He then gave me their visiting card. Reaching home after my night duty, I called Dr Reeta if she remembered me and got my letter sent 20 years ago. 'Yes, I remember that!' She said. They were later shifted to South City, Gurgaon, and you might also know them. We visited two months back to Dr Purnima Kaul at BL Kapur Hospital. She too happens from Srinagar. I was delighted, to know that Dr Reeta was her classmate and Dr Varun, in senior class. When she asked me where I stayed at Srinagar for 5 years, I told her that we were at Jawahar Nagar, near one Dr Thussu's clinic. Walking down memory lane, she said, 'I am Dr Thussu's daughter!'
Air india and Ethiopian planes wingtip collides at Bay 86, T3... It was shocking going through what Nina Nanda Kapoor shared with this caption and following picture. Immediately, it came to mind when we attended many A320 flights at remote bay 86 and nearby.. very less space here between two bays and perhaps not advisable for big aircrafts. Those were our days of working at T2. Some of my colleagues confirmed it as same bay even after T3 became operational. As per my little knowledge, bay is allotted by airport authority's apron control, aircrafts' movement is controlled by ATC, Airlines Engineering personnel assist (marshalling) it's parking/pushback. Again, if earlier aircraft is wrongly parked someway, airport authority (now GMR) must be knowing it. They must have got it right way first, if so, before adjacent bay is allotted to others. An experienced colleague added: Although it's GMR's duty to allot bays. They have data of each and every aircraft like length, span etc. Bays are marked by keeping some distance, minimum 10 to 12 feet clearance between wing tips of both aircrafts. Actually it happened during push back. At that time ground staff must be there at wing tip to give signal to towing tractor operator and that control is not very precise as you are being pushed from nose wheel side. I am not sure but what l came to know that Ethiopian was being pushed back and our's was parked. But if Ethiopian was parked wrongly, then we should have a person at wing tip. Once Pilot starts engine, it is responsibility of that staff. He further added: One should be at wing tip which is under push back and notice other things like other aircraft, step ladder or some other equipment is not there. I don't know that in this case someone was there or not, but hopefully no one was there, otherwise he would have told TT operator to stop. In this case there is no control of Pilot. It is the duty of ground staff to ensure safe push back. (CMD was also quoted as saying: No one was at wing tip.) Soon it was known that our aircraft was correctly parked and Ethiopian was being pushed back (with not utmost care, we believe). A learned Captain friend too added: These Parking Area not meant for Long Wing Aircrafts. Carelessness of Airport Authority. Agree with your info. Yet if u see or what I experienced in india and abroad at International airports -- to accommodate larger wing aircraft, one aircraft space is left for larger wing aircraft. But it seems because of shortage of parking space this mistake took place. All from ATC to ground handlers of Airlines to be blamed.. When I asked if such damages are covered under insurance, a colleague replied: Yes. All damages are covered under Insurance. You have to make a claim after inquiry committee, DGCA & GMR's reports. Repair cost plus loss due grounding must be covered.
As nowhere above we are at fault, people still have a tendency to curse us as why such things are happened only with us (AI). More so, I feel hurt as this time some of our own group member commented such way. Only for this, I started this post. Sincere thanks to Capt Aziz Ahmad Siddiqui and Mr. Akhil Shukla.. दिल से!
कभी अलविदा न कहना!
30 जनवरी को हम दो की बजाय ढाई मिनट का मौन रख लेते हैं। वैसे भी ढाई अक्षर प्रेम के कहे जाते हैं। आधा मिनट की हमारी अपनी प्रेम श्रद्धांजलि हो जाती है।। मोबाइल वगैरा तो तब थे नहीं। सुबह नौ बजे जब एक मिनट का सायरन बजता था तो हम दर्शनार्थ उधर से गुज़रते थे। ऐसे ही 30 जनवरी 1970 को उसने कागज़ की एक गोली-सी बनाकर हमें मार दी थी। "पिताजी कहते हैं, लड़के का पंडित होना ज़रूरी है, चाहे पान की दुकान हो!" दोस्तों ने बहुत सांत्वना दी -- कोई बात नहीं.. तेरह दिन बाद सब भूल जाओगे.. अपनी हीर-रांझा की तस्वीर गंगाजी में बहा आओ!.. बहा दी कल -- 46 साल बाद!!
Artist S. Sobha Singh's painting
दादा जी के समय का कॉन्सेप्ट:
एक बंगला बने न्यारा, रहे कुनबा जिसमे सारा!
पिता जी का समय:
दो सौ गज़ का प्लॉट लेकर सब भाई अपना-अपना ऊपर बनवाते रहो!
हमारा समय:
"रोज़-रोज़ के झगड़ों से अच्छा है अलग-अलग फ्लैट्स!"
बच्चों का समय:
Cousins के नाम भी नहीं जानते। बस, दूर से ही फ्लाइंग-किस्स!..
(सामने वालों की बिटिया डोली से उतर कर वापस घर कुछ लेने भागी तो लोगों ने कहा: "क्या रह गया? ऐसे अशुभ होता है!" --"आपको शुभ-अशुभ की पड़ी है --मेरा पतली पिन वाला चार्जर नहीं मिल रहा!!")
