Third Revised and enhanced edition
Bumpy Roads
(Glimpses in the meadows of Memory of a Physician)
The Highlights of the book in brief .
Aims & Objectives :
The aim of the book is to bring home importance of education, mentorship to school and college going students in a simple & easy language.
I believe that the education is the only tool to strengthen the society.
By quoting my real-life anecdotes I intend to explain value of humanity so that students especially, learn to live irrespective of caste color and creed.
Then I have tried to explain
- Examination techniques
- Healthy lifestyle and
- Help students community to refrain from smoking, drug abuse, and alcohol.
Table of contents:
The book has two sections
- Section I Real life stories with universal messages of Humanity.
- Section II This section is about healthy lifestyle.
SECTION: I
A bird’s eye view of Various chapters of the book are as under
- 1. Nostalgia: This chapter highlights socialization and living in a simple way. Emphasizes local production of food items.
- 2. School days: While describing my school life I intend to highlight the vastness of the universe.
- There is a story about NCC (National cadet corps) Highlight discipline in life in this story.
- Picnic While describing world famous tourist resort Phalgham I intend to highlight the decisions of successful persons, how they turn their career and succeed in life
- 3.Life in the playground: This story highlights the importance of games.
- 4.At a Friend’s abode :This story highlight how vigilant parents must remain about the education of their children as massive cultural invasion is going on in the world .Parents must spent time and not money only on children
- 5.Going to the Theater: While discussing the nostalgia when as a childhood I went to see a movie .The message in this story is that media should not show erotic films and cinema should focus communal harmony and impart health education in a big way.
- 6.A Memorable Photo Session: This story brings back nostalgia of taking a black and white photo prior to current internet era
- 7.The Radio Era: While discussing listening to Radio I have highlighted messages of humanity and mother’s love in this chapter
- 8. A memorable stay in a Hotel :While discussing my stay in the hotel I discuss how corporations should behave with their employees and how fulcrum of sincerity breaks when either party becomes insincere.
- 9.Medical School Life: This is the description of my medical school life ,highlighting education , mentorship etc.
- Clinical training : This story highlights mentorship and clinical acumen .
- Maternity posting :This story highlights female hood and mother’s love
- Medical school exams:Highlights how basic subjects in medicine are crucial in medical training
- 10.A Narrow Escape: Highlights communal harmony and how basic instinct of humans is to help irrespective of caste color and creed ..
- 11.Medico in Green Pastures: Highlights Medical practice in a rural area .How we can contribute as medicos anywhere in the world even without advanced facilities .
- 12.A memorable Bus Ride: While discussing the nostalgia of travelling on a bus I highlight vanishing zeal for education in youth and history of “silk .This story highlights positive approach as well.
- 13.The Silent Killer! This story highlights the disastrous effects of hypertension and love in a couple .
- 14 Affectionate Letters: Highlights mentorship and that the education can be re started at any age
- Advice to cope up with failure –simple and curt: Highlights how to cope up after failure .
- 15.Going to the Secretariat. This story highlights official red tap. Role of good official approaches .
- 16.Along the Banks of Lake Wular: Highlights how to contribute as a doctor in a rural hospital with limited facilities
- 17.The Tell-tale Eyes: The story of betrayed lover who went on boozing and died of severe alcoholic hepatitis .Highlights bad effects of alcohol.
- 18.Going to a Conference! The story highlights the impact of pharmaceutical companies in patient management . Conferences should not be sponsored by companies
- 19.Two Crossing Guards: Reflects enthusiasm in Job compares two crossing guards
- 20. Kashmiri cuisine, “Wazwan.”Reflects how social customs have affected marriage .The marriages need to be made simple
- 21. Apple Town:The tribute to my birth place .Its great poets and scholars who taught humanity .
- 22.Astronaut Calling! Highlights how we should focus on world problems rather than investment in space travel
- 23.When Floods Drowned Our Teaching Hospital The theme of this poem revolves around Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and its complications. The scenario reflects the poverty of the patient and inadequate health care present in developing countries simultaneously reflects the worst ever floods in Kashmir.
- 24. Treat the patient and not an investigation report .
- 25 Look beyond the obvious
- 26. Keep dementia at bay
- 27.Open Letter to Corona survivors
SECTION -II
- 28.Easy Steps to Successful Study Highlights examination techniques and study skills
- 29. Tired all the time Highlights fatigue its causes and remedies
- 30. Top Ten Tips for Weight Loss Steps to maintain ideal weight and fight obesity. Medicinal value of Spices
- 31.Beware of Health Hazards
- 1.Health Hazards of Smoking
- 2. Health Hazards of Alcohol
- 3. Drug Abuse
- 32.Nip the Evil in the Bud!
- Diabetes Mellitus being Global epidemic
- Irritable bowel syndrome, IBS: Very common problem in teenage
- Screening for Cancer: Students must know so that they can help in education of their respective families .Importance of Vaccination
With loads of Love ,
Dr Ibrahim Masoodi
MD. DM (Gastroenterology) FACP, FACG
Consultant Gastroenterologist &
Associate Professor
Yenepoya Medical College University Road Deralakatte Mangalore Karnataka