Measures to save life can be ordinary or extraordinary. Ordinary measures are to be taken to save life. Extraordinary measures need not be taken. Extraordinary measures can be medical or financial. Medical measures are medicines, surgeries or procedures whose outcome is not sure. Financial measures become extraordinary when it is beyond the capacity of persons…
Month: March 2008
Brain death is not death
Doctors treat brain dead persons as dead even though other organs are functioning. The organs are removed and given to other persons. There are cases where heart transplantation had taken place and receivers had undergone change in behaviour and had memories of dead persons whose hearts they had received. A news report by dt. 27/3/2008…
India and fall in hockey
India’s failure to qualify for hockey in Olympics 2008 was neither shocking nor shameful. Britain had beaten India in a league match 3-2 and beat India in the final 2-0. The chances of India winning the final match were 50-50 and India lost. The writing on the wall was there for a long time, particularly…
Comments on Budget 2008-2009
I give my comments on Budget 2008-2009. General comments We cannot spend more than we have.  If we borrow we have to return.  Budget of a country or state or any local body or organisation must be a surplus budget.  Deficit budgets are not good. Government of India has had many deficit budgets.  The deficit is made up by what is euphemistically…
Duruelo Convent School and uniform
Duruelo Convent School is in news regarding its policy on uniform. Wearing salwars under skirts is forbidden. Coming to school wearing burkhas and taking them off when entering school compound is forbidden. Some parents are not happy about it. Some are even ready to stop sending their girls to school. The principal has the right…