I got this message on X :
Respected Dr. Shraddhey Katiyar sir,
I hope you are doing well. I wanted to bring to your attention the deteriorating food quality and poor hygiene conditions in the mess at AIIMS Guwahati. Students have been facing issues like unhygienic food, irregular menu, and even contaminants found in meals on multiple occasions.
Despite repeated complaints through proper channels, the situation has not improved significantly. It is affecting students’ health and daily functioning, especially during exams and clinical duties.
If you could kindly highlight this issue on Twitter, it would help bring wider attention and possibly prompt quicker administrative action.
Thank you for your time and support.
Respectfully.
@MoHFW_INDIA@CMOfficeAssam
I have been writing this for long. Remove capital gains taxes. We need FII as we are in early stage of capital markets growth. The benefits weigh far more than the loss of tax collected. Ego should be the last thing that government should be bothered. Retail investors need your support.
Grateful to @Iamsamirarora for explaining with such clarity.
Please repost so that it reaches @nsitharamanoffc@narendramodi
STAY WITH ME.
A few years ago, a patient was referred to me because he was diagnosed with complicated cirrhosis. He had an infection which led to a condition called hepatic encephalopathy (brain failure due to high ammonia levels). The treatment largely involved ammonia reducing therapies. One drug was central to this - Rifaximin - a non-absorbable antibiotic that reduced ammonia in the body. I prescribed him Rifaximin for 6 weeks and advised him follow-up.
He came back to me, not after six weeks, but in 4 weeks, this time, in liver coma (worst stage of brain failure - due to very high ammonia). He spent two days in the ICU and six days in total in the hospital. His hospital bill was close to INR 80,000. He had no insurance and his wife borrowed the money from neighbors and friends to clear hospital dues.
Upon questioning, I found that he was not taking the Rifaximin drug I had prescribed. He was only on the other two drugs (one, a syrup called lactulose for improving ammonia clearance in gut). I was furious, because the patient spent a whole week unecessarily in the ICU and wasted so much money that he never had - just because he was "not compliant" to my orders. I decided it was time for me to school him a bit.
But I was wrong. He was compliant. He had purchased Rifaximin and was on it. For 15 days. Thereafter, he could not afford it. He was an autorickshaw driver who shuttled school children every morning and evening. He could hardly make ends meet. He had two children of his own. The Rifaximin brand I prescribed him was 42 rupees per tablet. He had to consume two a day - which would mean 2520 rupees a month. He just did not have that money - so he skipped it - to not compromise on other important matters - childrens education and food.
He was confused and scared about opting for a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, he was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not prescribed by me and two, he was "scared" that I would scold him for buying a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.
I was confused and scared about prescribing a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, I was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not "a good promoted brand" and two, I was "scared" that his family would scold me for prescribing a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.
It is heartbreaking that many doctors still simply don’t trust generic medicines. Too often, they worry that these cheaper options are lower quality or might cause more problems than the big, famous brands. This fear leads them to prescribe expensive drugs instead, and the real tragedy is that it pushes vital healthcare out of reach for the ordinary people who need it most - like my patient.
This narrative, that generic drugs 'are never good' and that only big pharmaceutical marketed drugs are what works has been deeply ingrained into doctors and patients alike - I do not know by whom and since when. Looking back, these strong emotions were based on either opinions, testimonials or second- and third-hand information. Not evidence.
Like I said. Stay with me. This is life changing and will disrupt the drug market in India. Here are the results of The Citizens Generic vs. Brand Drugs Quality Project.
1/11
Suffered a 26% loss in 2025. Biggest Drawdown of life!
Down from 111kg to 82kg. Also lost some hair meanwhile.
H1bac went down from 6.4 to 5.2
Cholesterol from 300 to 150 ( notorious in reading)
Bloodpressure Also down
Loss loss and everywhere loss!
All other indicators flashing green.
Hoping for another 10% loss this year!
Today’s pollution in the Delhi region feels like the worst I have ever experienced. Eyes are burning and there was a choking sensation when I stepped outside. We need to put politics aside and collectively do something about this situation. This is an emergency.
Update: A glimpse of the many medicines - branded originals, branded generics, Jan Aushadi generics, local and trade generic drugs that we procured from multiple sources for this project. That's 40 samples of 133 drugs each. A lot went into getting these medications. For your knowledge and benefit.
Please share our project with everyone you feel can contribute to this. Our funding goal is INR 2793000 which includes complete regulatory authorities mandated testing for drug quality in 133 medicines.
This is a unique project and when funding is complete, we will have a huge load of evidence on drug quality like you never even knew existed.
I hope everyone will donate to this wholeheartedly. Completely public funded. No interference from anything and anyone. Just us.
Please share and use this link for donations:
https://t.co/6YXy2Ko6hT
Theory of Missing Link in Life
At any given moment, there’s always at least one missing piece - The Missing Link - that keeps us from calling our life perfect.
We chase it relentlessly, and even when we finally find it, that very pursuit plants the seed for the Next Missing Link.
And so, the Missing Link keeps shifting.
We need your inputs on STT abolishment!
Our petition in the Respected Supreme Court against the STT talks about:
- the non-constitutionality of STT
- the violation of the double taxation principle
- the deterrent nature of STT for it gets levied for just carrying out..(1/5)
Today, I along with my advocate Siddhartha K Garg went to the respected Supreme court of India for the hearing of my petition.
Case: Legality of STT as a Tax in Stock Trading/investing.
It was presented in front of the Honorable Judges Pardiwala and Vishwanath who heard the case points at length.
Case has been admitted with notice issued to the government .🙏
@svembu I have an idea for mass adoption of Arattai which is a problem now, reciever of the message should get it through normal message if he is not in Arattai. Anyhow a normal message is not chargeable now it will not be an issue. Text messages with a short message to Install Arattai.
Tanishka was niece of my college best friend & roommate. Whole family is completely shattered. Presidium school isn’t showing any last moments CCTV. Please retweet & repost 🙏🏻
Hello @screener_in How to filter stocks from a certain space on any screen - say Nifty 100 or Nifty500 or Nifty PSU, is there a way to do this?
Also, screen result needs to show NSE symbol instead of some short description of the stock - can add a short desc column if needed.
The only spiritual life you need is not to react. Master that & you’ve mastered life. Because not everything deserves your energy. Save it for what truly matters.
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