The air is cooler the day after Diwali, with the roads a little quieter following the festival. I went to Dr Shroff’s by motorbike that day with the smoke levels being nowhere near what I remember. Namaste to the security guard at the gate. Again – the waiting room seems quieter post-festival. Looking closer I noticed boys, aged from teens to twenties, all with similar black wounds around their faces. In OPD it was pointed out that this was a regular occurrence during Diwali

World Sight Day 2025 – 9 th October   World Sight Day at SCEH was marked by a huge number of events spanning their network of vision centres and hospitals. Health talks, free eye screenings and disease awareness drives took place, creating a ripple in the global movement to prevent avoidable blindness.   I spent the day in the paediatric department. Small children started turning up, a little cautious and shy at first. I had set up a painting area for these artists with an a

Some new space has been made available in Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, with its bare white walls crying out for a reflection of life...

Anuradha Singh is a poet, writer, editor and translator based in Mumbai and Bangalore. Her work explores the themes of identity, memory and language, and has appeared in both literary journals and anthologies. She has published two poetry collections in Hindi and is actively involved in translation and cross-cultural literary projects.

The Silence of the Anaesthetist   Dr Buttan has a concerned appearance upon entering the operating theatre. He sees patients in a...

Anuradha Singh is a poet, writer, editor and translator based in Mumbai and Bangalore. Her work explores the themes of identity, memory and language, and has appeared in both literary journals and anthologies. She has published two poetry collections in Hindi and is actively involved in translation and cross-cultural literary projects.

by Dr Isha Chaudhari, Consultant – Anterior Segment, Cornea and Refractive services at Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital Today’s a...

Anuradha Singh is a poet, writer, editor and translator based in Mumbai and Bangalore. Her work explores the themes of identity, memory and language, and has appeared in both literary journals and anthologies. She has published two poetry collections in Hindi and is actively involved in translation and cross-cultural literary projects.

by Barkha Kardam – Cornea Department & Project Coordinator, Assistant to Dr Manisha Acharya Treating Doctor – Dr Rishabh Gupta New Delhi,...