“Will his eye
be saved?”
“Iski aankh toh bach jaegi na?”
A father's question. A surgeon's responsibility. A reflection on preservation, honest conversations and the uncertainty that continues after an operation.
Read the reflection →Essays & Articles
Essays & Articles
I write to examine what I am still learning about surgery, care and the work around them. These essays and articles leave room for uncertainty, correction and the unlearning that experience asks of us. The question running through them is how to listen more carefully and serve more usefully.
MBBS, MS (ENT) · ENT, Head & Neck Oncosurgeon · Endoscopic Skull Base & Cochlear Implant Surgeon
यथा दृष्टि तथा सृष्टिYatha Drishti, Tatha Srishti. As is the vision, so is the world we perceive.
Books
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Within the Temporal Bone and Resilience Whispers are published with an ISBN. The Surgical Perspective volumes, Resect, Rebuild, Restore and Too Late to Ignore are forthcoming and available as previews of their opening chapters.
Essays on services & technology
Building Healthcare
Notes from an ongoing attempt to understand services and technology beyond metropolitan centres. These essays ask what might help, where assumptions may fail and what needs to be reconsidered with the people doing the work.
Platform introduction · 25 October 2026
GeNext Connect
Learning, clinical experience and professional community—explore the platform’s five areas and where to begin.
Read the illustrated introduction →Published article · 25 October 2026
Closer to Home, Connected to Expertise
The Santosh Advance ENT Healthcare hub-and-spoke model, with a visual network, patient journey and practical framework for continuity.
Read the illustrated article →Published essay · 25 October 2026
A Surgeon Builds
Designing useful technology around clinical work—from clear websites to assisted workflows, with human judgement at the centre.
Read the illustrated essay →
Personal reflections · 26 October 2026
Shunya: The Courage to Unlearn
A personal reflection on failure, self-observation, remaining a student and finding a purpose in service.
“How can I serve here?”
Read the illustrated reflection →Clinical essays
Read the latest reflection →Surgical Journal
The questions and responsibilities that stay with a surgeon.
“Will his eye
Perspectives · Public health
From the Clinic to the Community
Short opinion pieces on why patients reach care late and what could bring them earlier.
Essays & Articles · A five-part collection
Beyond the Operating Room
Recovery. Companionship. A voice. A lesson. A way of seeing. Reflections on the human experience of surgical care.
Essay 01 · Recovery
When the Operation Ends, Recovery Begins
A reflection on everyday recovery, caregiving and the surgeon’s continuing responsibility beyond the operating theatre.
Read essay ↗Essay 02 · Caregiving
The Quiet Courage of Caregivers
On the daily work of caregiving, the relationships illness changes, and making room for the person beside the patient.
Read essay ↗Essay 03 · Communication
A Voice Beyond Words
A reflection on voice, identity and the time, privacy and attention people need to be heard.
Read essay ↗Essay 04 · Reflection
What Patients Teach a Surgeon
Reflections on listening, uncertainty, accountability and the knowledge patients bring to surgical care.
Read essay ↗Essay 05 · Surgical perspective
Learning to See Before Learning to Operate
On observation, orientation and the judgement behind surgical movement—a bridge to the Surgical Perspective series.
Read essay ↗Also published on KevinMD · 8 December 2024
Resilience whispers: the silent triumph through a surgeon’s lens ↗
Resilience whispers: the silent triumph through a surgeon’s lens ↗
Correspondence
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