Once upon a time there was a saying that the Sun never set in the British Empire, because it was so geographically expansive.
This was possible because the British Empire at its peak was the meanest, most brutal and a mind bogglingly effective military machine that the world had ever seen till that point in time.
Don't believe me. Let's do a small journey of 25 years, from 1790 to 1815.
In those 25 years, here are the wars the British fought
From 1790 to 1792 they Fought Tipu Sultan and defeated him in the Third Anglo Mysore war
From 1793 to 1795, they fought the French in the Caribbean on the opposite side of the world
Then In 1798, when the French invaded Egypt, they battled and defeated them there, both on land and in the sea
In Egypt, they discover some secret correspondence between Napolean and Tipu, where Napolean promises to come India and support him against the British.
To preclude this remote possibility, they launched the Fourth Anglo Mysore war in 1799, defeated and killed Tipu, defeating him once and for all.
Now that their appetite in India was whetted, in 1803 they decided to fight the other eminent power in India at that time, the Maratha Confederacy.
In the resultant Second Anglo Maratha war, fought between 1803 and 1805, they defeated the Marathas, captured Delhi and ensured a permanent settlement in India.
And while this war was happening, they were simultaneously battling the French and Napoleon in Europe
In 1805, they recorded one of the greatest naval victories in the History of Naval Warfare over a combined Franco Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar
This victory guaranteed Britain naval supremacy which they maintained for the next 100 years.
Then from 1807 to 1814 they fought a continuous land war against Napolean in Spain and Portugal, racked up victory after victory and severely weakend him.
Finally in 1814, they allied with Prussia and Russia to defeat Napolean once and for all. They captured him and sent him in exile to Elba.
And while they were fighting and defeating Napolean, they managed to find some time in 1812 to 1814, to fight the USA in the USA, invade the land and even burn down the White House.
Then, as a phoenix when Napolean resurrected in 1815, they went to battle again in Waterloo and crushed Napolean permanently.
Once their European affairs were settled, they turned their focus back on India and the remnants of the Maratha Confederacy. They engaged the Marathas in the Third Anglo Maratha war in 1817, defeated them and gained total control over India for the next 130 years.
And somewhere in between all this, as a side show, they invaded Buenos Aires and Montivideo in today's Argentina and Uruguay, in 1806 - 07 but were unfortunately defeated
To sum it up, what you saw was 25 years of uninterrupted warfare, across all continents, across all terrains and climates , both on land and at sea. Unfortunately air war was not invented yet, else they would have fought there and as well
Not only did they fight, but they mostly won.
Today, we are all envious of the USA and their capability to militarily deploy and dominate any part of the planet, within 24 hours.
The British did pretty much the same thing 200 years ago.
The USA at least has the advantages of modern technology, nuclear power and advanced communications to do this.
The British did it with sail and pigeons.
No other great military power in history before the British, be it Genghis Khan, Romans or the Cholas, had the expanse and depth of the British.
And nobody before then fought and won battles simultaneously on the opposite ends of the earth.
That such a tiny island could become the world's most deadly military power in all of history, sometimes feels astonishing.
My 2-year-old has a cough. Which syrup is best?
Answer: NONE. 🚫
Official Guidelines:
🇺🇸 FDA: DO NOT use <4 years (Risk of Death).
🇬🇧 UK Govt: BANNED <6 years.
🇮🇳 IAP: Strongly Opposed.
🌍 WHO: Cough is a protective reflex; never suppress it.
When you give Cough Syrup to a toddler, you are risking:
Convulsions (Seizures)
Rapid Heart Rate
Respiratory Depression
Safe Treatment:
✅ Steam
✅ Saline Drops
✅ Honey (if >1yr)
Stop poisoning babies for a viral reflex
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‼️The Lost Identity of Chennai Super Kings‼️
CSK was never meant to be a family. It was meant to be a dynasty, one that survives because it knows when to move on.
When Srinivasan saw MS Dhoni lift the 2007 WT20, he didn’t see a long-haired boy with charm. He saw a man with courage. A man who could take a call everyone feared to make, stand by it and walk away if it failed. A leader who could take the hardest decisions without losing his calm. That was the foundation he wanted for CSK. Not emotion, but conviction.
Srinivasan and Dhoni shared one philosophy. A serial winning mentality and the courage to act on it. They were never afraid to take bold decisions if that’s what success demanded. And so, Dhoni was given complete trust. He became the identity and the blueprint of this team. Brick by brick, he built CSK into a cricketing empire. Players changed, roles changed, eras changed, but the kingdom remained. Because it was built on clarity. We moved on from legends when it was time, not because we stopped loving them, but because that’s what serial winners do.
When Michael Hussey scored over 700 runs in 2013, broke records and carried us to the final, logic said retain him. Emotion said reward him. Dhoni chose clarity. CSK released him before the 2014 auction. That decision shocked everyone. But that is what CSK was. Bold, practical, fearless. And history proved Dhoni right. Hussey went to MI, struggled and returned later only as a bench player. Because CSK always moved forward. Always.
Then came 2018. The return after exile. Two years of silence, mockery and pain. That season was meant to be emotional. It was about redemption, about standing tall again. We brought our heroes back. We healed together. We won together. But what began as an emotional reunion slowly became a habit. The brand that once thrived on practicality became too attached to its own nostalgia. The sentiment that united us began to soften us. In 2020, sentiment finally broke us. We finished near the bottom. Because when we mixed emotions with decisions, we lost our ruthlessness. Hence, we paid the price.
Loyalty is a beautiful word, but it is a two-way street. The franchise pays the price when it becomes one-sided. Players demand loyalty with full paychecks, rarely does a player take a cut for the team. The only man who ever did that was MS Dhoni, the man who is CSK. He has never put himself before the badge. He took a salary cut, handed captaincy to Jadeja, stepped back when needed, stepped in when required. He has proven again and again that CSK comes before him. That’s why he is the only one who has earned the right to decide his own exit. No one else gets that privilege.
So when people say “No player is bigger than the franchise,” they’re right. Because, CSK is MS Dhoni and MS Dhoni is CSK. His ideology is our identity. And that identity was about winning, again and again, no matter how hard the decision felt.
That’s why moving on from Jadeja isn’t betrayal. It is balance. Everyone is losing their mind. Suddenly, the same fans who called for balance and rebuilding are calling it a betrayal and saying this isn’t the CSK they know. Well, those fans are wrong.
This is exactly the CSK we knew. This is the CSK that moves on when it’s time to move on. This is the CSK that values the badge over any name.
Some fans are just being selfish, holding on to their nostalgia. They want to protect their memories more than our franchise. But CSK was never about individuals. It was always about the system, the process and the result.
If Dhoni and the management believe this is the right call, then it is. Because Dhoni is taking us back to our roots, to the same foundations that made us the greatest franchise in world cricket.
CSK over any individual, always. 💛
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When I was a paediatric resident way back between 2002 and 2005, I used to dread the monsoons and the post monsoons period! Why? Children used come with seizures, altered sensorium, and raised intracranial pressure, and would die like flies! Those who survived, would have neurological deficits, seizures for ever!
It does not happen anymore!
What was the GAME CHANGER?
A vaccine! Japanese encephalitis vaccine!
Japanese encephalitis is a mosquito borne disease caused by a virus. There is no treatment, but vaccine can prevent it completely! It is endemic in many parts of our country and the rest of Asia! So, it is important for you to discuss with the child's paediatrician, especially if you are living in an endemic area, or if you are going to travel out of your place which is not endemic for Japanese encephalitis.
Parents, always take an informed decision about child's health.
In the era of Social media, always we need to remember
*Do not see who gives the message. See what is the evidence on which the message is based.* That differentiates fact from fiction
*Popular is not necessarily true*
*Popular is not necessarily right*
"You are at a position where you are going to take decisions for your child. You have the responsibility to take the right ones. Let those decisions be well informed rational decisions.
*Quick checklist for Parents- check the credibility of Medical information*
Before trusting a medical claim or recommendation, check:
1. Is the claim based on a study, not just anecdote or “expert said so”?
2. Was it a large, well-designed trial or a meta-analysis?
3. Did they report both benefits and harms (side effects)?
4. Are participants similar to my child / family (age, region, health)?
5. Is the benefit big enough (not just “statistically significant”)?
6. Was the follow-up period adequate?
7. Has it been replicated by other studies or trusted bodies (WHO, national guidelines)?
8. Who funded or promoted the study — is there a conflict of interest?
9. Does it make sense in my context — cost, access, monitoring?
If the answer is “yes” to most of these, the evidence is more trustworthy. Check with your trusted doctor and proceed
If “no” or “don’t know,” proceed cautiously, or wait for better evidence. Talk to your doctor to clear your doubts.
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What patients hear: "Take medicines lifelong"
What they think: "Doctor wants commission"
What I mean: "Your parameters have to be under control all the time"
What happens: People stop after feeling better
The gap between medical advice and patient interpretation is where people die.
**Legal Notice**
Dabur issued a legal notice to remove 6 of my recent videos from my 3-part series on honey brands that failed the CSE's NMR tests in 2020 on Instagram & Facebook. Dabur claimed the NMR test is unreliable in India due to its database method yet passing NMR test is mandatory for exporting Honey. The only NMR testing facility, in Mumbai, tests honey solely for export, not random samples. However, Dabur advertised in newspapers and on Instagram that their honey is NMR-tested and certified. Many brands sell a cheaper variant alongside a costly "NMR-tested" variant. Why is this permitted in India? If brands sell 100% pure honey at ₹250/kg, why offer an NMR-tested variant at ₹500 for 500g? What does this imply?
I'll have to delete the videos, as I stated Dabur "FAILED" the test, and as per FSSAI, NMR testing does not determine pass or fail in India. But for Exports "yes" it does.
The results and the matter both are crystal clear.
But are the intentions of FSSAI and major honey brands authentic?
India is doomed guys
Link of the videos that I'll be removing today.
Part-1
https://t.co/CsoA4Bw95I
Part-2
https://t.co/sazbc9fTTU
Part-3
https://t.co/qFNjuThMDO
Link of the CSE report:
https://t.co/t57JE9XBTM
Kudos to PaediatricianDr Sivaranjani Santosh for winning the fake labelled ORS battle.
Eve reputed pharmacies sells sugar loaded fizzy drinks with illegal ORS labels and then say not an ORS in fine print.
Kids have been fed this for aeons.
The system that made fake labelling of ORS the norm - 🙏🙏🙏🙏 BIGGGG vanakkam / dhandam to your lot.
https://t.co/6Y6Q9qh06T
//No other state is as entitled as Tamilnadu when it comes to healthcare. Not just in India- but perhaps the whole world.//
You are right
The reason is that TN gives the best healthcare in the whole world
When you get the best, you must be happy
But
Why are these people crying ?
They are crying because they are now getting the "wants" and not just the "need"
Need is an objective Parameter. You can define it and there is a limit. When you give the need, or just 1 percent below the need, the person who gets this will be happy.
Whenever you give the want, the addiction circuit kicks in and the percent demands more. The Requirement is increased. You supply that. The requirement is further increased and when you cannot meet the stupid, greedy and unrealistic demand, they get angry.
The anger is because of the addiction circuit and that is because you have been giving more than needed and pampering to the egos
A person who needs Paracetamol or Diclofenac won't get angry if you make him wait
An addict who wants his drug will get violent
Physical, Emotional, Media and Social Media Violence against doctors is maximum in TN because that is the state which gives the maximum
That is why people are happy with some one who plays a winning knock in merely 4 % of the matches he played while someone who played match winning knocks in 20 percent of the matches will be labelled as "not a matchwinner" "Selfish"
So
What is the solution
Give Less
Give the needs alone
Don't give more than the need
Don't feed the addiction circuits of the brain
For more details
https://t.co/dlZRUjOyj8