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A treat
It was a treat to go through the interview with Jeffrey Archer. Such articles surely catch the reader’s attention. I liked his Kane and Abel. His story-telling style encourages us to read more.
Kamal Kumawat
Indore
Deregulate the system
The article “The Moral Decay” by Dr. Uma Krishnaswamy (May 25) was an eye-opener. Although it is highly regulated by the Medical Councils, the system has failed. In which case why regulate it at all? Allow a free system of medical education like the computer education and let the consumer decide what is best. Remove the licence raj of medical practice and let any one practise medicine. The argument that healthcare deals with life and so must be regulated is not true. This is a myth propagated by the medical lobby. Modern medicine is just about 100 years old. Mankind has survived centuries without the present lot of disease mongers!
Madhu Menon
Malappuram
Uma Krishnaswamy’s article was more than revealing. Still, it has touched only the tip of the iceberg. The roots have to be identified and rectification made. Though statistics would show that the country needs many more doctors, the procedure of granting licences to start medical colleges is not fool proof. Before granting such licences, the manpower requirement in a specific geographical area and specific health care needs of such geographic locales should be studied.
From the entry point onwards, professionals should be given training on ethical approaches, upgradation of knowledge /skill base and discussions about man management and problem solving themes, periodically. It is an open secret that many medical courses are “priced” heavily; for this also there must be a minimum and maximum range fixed by authorities. When there is openness about matters, things would improve. Medical professionals must be accountable to the tax payer.
Dr. P. Sivasankara Pillai,
Director of Medical Education, Kerala (Retd.)
Thiruvananthapuram
I strongly support the author’s view on the growing corruption among doctors which stems out through their money fetched degree instead of talent and ability. But on the contrary I would also like to say that we should not wait for providence to set things right. The initiative should come from right thinking professionals from within the medical community.
Seema Sharma
Lucknow
Questions of allegiance
Ramachandra Guha’s article, “The strange case of Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer” (May 25) unfolds few more truths on the Kashmir subject, hitherto little known. The ruler of Travancore entertained the idea of remaining independent much earlier and therefore it was natural to doubt the sincerity of its Dewan. Sir Gopalaswamy Iyenger became a natural choice because of his having served as Maharaja Hari Singh’s Prime Minister in J&K was expected to deliver the goods. Because of his failure to present the case forcefully, V.K. Krishna Menon was chosen to represent India at the U.N. It is wrong to think that India was under some international obligations to refer Kashmir to UN because basically Kashmir was no international dispute. It was wrong on Nehru’s part to go to the UN which he did under the influence of Lord Mountbatten and because of his friendship with Edwina Mountbatten. In short, India has created the Kashmir issue because of its own follies.
J.L. Ganjoo
Delhi
“The strange case of Sir C.P.Ramaswami Iyer” indeed makes for an interesting and informative reading. But the manner in which the writer has underestimated the efficiency and ability of the late N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar, as compared to Mr. Zafarullah Khan of Pakistan is not at all tasteful. In the same vein, the writer has taken pains to criticise the character and patriotism of Sir C.P.
S. Bakthavathsalan,
Chennai
Trauma care
Apropos the article, “Challenges in trauma care”, it illustrated the need for more focus and resources. Accident victims could be saved if they are handled properly without loss of time but the hospitals waste time in paper work and hence precious moments are lost. Tthe State government should fund the trauma care division across all the hospitals in the State. Also the need for awareness on trauma care should be made known to all. We need to have a machinery like Fast Track Trauma Care centres at select places within the city to handle the trauma cases effectively.
Dr. S.S.Venkata Subramanian
Chennai
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