Rana Prathap
Medico | Incoming Pulm Crit Fellow | TV Show buff | Wanna be Musician | Not a Writer
Articles by Rana Prathap
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Topping Better Call Saul: Vince Gilligan’s Next Trick Pluribus Might Be His Hardest Yet
And as Gilligan gears up for The Pluribus, it’s hard not to think he’s facing the same impossible standard he set for himself. Because honestly, how do you top Better Call Saul?
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Ilaiyaraja – SP Balasubrahmanyam Controversy: My Thoughts
Recently, there has been a lot of media news regarding Ilaiyaraja sending a legal notice to SP Balasubrahmanyam on him singing the former’s songs without his permission. This has invoked a lot of response from national media, and has led to some people taking sides with Ilaiyaraja or SPB. As a follower of this issue,…
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How I Got into Music
I am one of those people who believe that it is not possible for life to exist without music. Music has integrated in such intricate ways with my life, that there is no longer a duality. Right now, when I am writing this, I am listening to the album Sun by Thomas Bergersen. I listen…
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An Open Letter to the Stressed Medico – in Context of the Recent Suicide of an MBBS Student
MBBS as a professional course is a highly demanding one – the pupils needs to go through some hard times. It is okay to have stress. Here is how to cope with it. Excerpts of my conversations with a stressed medical student.
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Shamitabh : Music Review
Here is the music review of Shamitabh, the sound track album for the Amitabh Bachchan – Dhanush – Akshara Haasan starrer. Expectations were high, because the album is composed by Ilayaraja, the four times national award winning 72 years old music director. The expectations were high not only because of Ilayaraja’s huge fan base, but also because of the movie’s director Balki’s making claims that Ilayaraja has composed probably the best album of his life. And for the note, Ilayaraja has already composed music for over 1000 movies. Did the soundtrack live up to the expectations? Let’s find out.
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How to Install Drupal 8 on a Server Running Centos 6
Drupal is a popular content management system, used by 2% of all websites on earth. The latest release of Drupal, Drupal 8 is on its way to release. Here is a step by step guide on how to install Drupal 8 on a CentOS server.
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Eight Free Apps That Every Android Device Must Have
Here, I list my pick of eight apps that every Android phone should have. This is not an exhaustive list, and was never intended to be one. This is a list of handpicked apps from the Android market that I found would be most useful for the majority of the public.
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Review of VPS Hosting Provider: Negative0
I was trying to find a new place to host my website after my previous host failed to handle my website because of the server load my multi-moduled Drupal site was putting in. Benjamin Leavitt from Negative0 Information Services Incorporated, a Canada based Web Hosting Company agreed to sponsor my website for a period of one year. From my experience, I can say that Negative0 is the hosting service for you if what you are looking for is stable servers, flexible plans and personalized care.
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The Stranger
Everyday, we meet a large number of people who require our help. Most of us end up helping them as best as we can without thinking whether they actually needed the help. Here is a small incidence from my life that made me think on this ultimate question : whome to help and how to.
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Medico Legal Importance of Bones
Bones are defined to be rigid organs that constitute part of endoskeleton of vertebrates. Bones are important medico-legally in various aspects as it can provide various evidences to establish the identity, time since death and cause of death of the person.
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Best Search Engine Optimization Practices
Search engine traffic is the most important factor that webmasters look to when creating a website. Following the best search engine optimization practices ensures that your content is ranked well on search engines. Here is a list of some of the best and proven search engine optimization practices that if implemented would skyrocket your position in search engines.
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The Frog and the Snake
That frog was really big. It was bigger than the largest I had ever seen. The frog stared back at me with expressionless eyes. It was almost the size of a football. There is no problem for a frog to be the size of a foot ball, but it will be a bit disheartening for a football to be the the size of a frog, and that is exactly the problem here.
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The World is Not as Bad as it Seems
I used to wonder: why does the world behave so cruel, especially when you start to think something nice about it? How many times did you find yourself in a situation where you are astonished by the unexpected behavior of somebody? The surprise that you would feel would not only be from your misjudging of…
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Raksha Bandhan-The Festival of Rakhi
Raksha bandhan in Hindi means ‘The Bond of Protection’. It is a festival celebrated by the Hindus and Sikhs all over India. Rakhi is the sacred thread that sisters tie on the wrists of their brothers. The tying of the sacred thread gives the brother a lifelong responsibility to protect his sister. This also represents…
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Rainy Memories
Two days ago, while I was walking on the road, it was raining. I had a black raincoat with me which I didn’t use, simply to feel the rain on me. I had my books on my back pack which was completely wet and felt very heavy. The road was flooding and I found my…
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From Boring to Fascinating: How to Make Physics Interesting and Fun
By mastering the basics, approaching the subject conceptually, and engaging with real-world examples, anyone can learn how to make physics interesting and appreciate its significance in our daily lives.
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The Concept of Limit in Mathematics
It is correct to say that the concept of limit forms the basis for the study of calculus. It is crucial to understand this concept very well before one starts his study of calculus. A mathematical and equation based treatment of this topic can be found in any standard mathematical text book. Let me start…
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A Cadaveric Nightmare – My First Experience in the Anatomy Dissection Hall
Learning anatomy can get really difficult for some, but has anyone ever thought that anatomy can put you into some really embarrassing situations? Read an account of my first day’s experience at the Dissection Hall.
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Quick Weight Loss Tips
Being overweight is a problem for most people. Here you can find five easy to implement quick weight loss tips that can help anybody in their weight loss campaign.