Ashok Kumar Bhatia
Writer
Ashok Kumar Bhatia is a management advisor and writer who lives in Pondicherry, India. He blogs at www.ashokbhatia.wordpress.com.
Articles by Ashok Kumar Bhatia (6)
Of Death and Grief
By Ashok Kumar Bhatia — Jan 15, 2024
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An armchair view of physicians and patients
By Ashok Kumar Bhatia — Jan 15, 2018
Physicians are exposed to varying degrees of professional, scientific, administrative, commercial, personal and behavioural challenges. Despite these, they try to do their best to deliver, upholding the best standards of their profession. One of their main challenges is to handle a baffling variety of patients they come across. In our stressed-out times, The Hippocratic Oath might appear to be relegated to the background, but it is surely alive and kicking. While physicians deserve to be applauded for their inner resilience, most patients need to resort to spirituality to improve upon theirs.
Patients and the art and science of healing
By Ashok Kumar Bhatia — Oct 15, 2016
Besides managing their bodily afflictions, patients have to confront the cold impersonality and crass commercialisation of the healthcare delivery mechanism. New advances in the realm of medicine do give hope but these are mostly futuristic in nature. Besides medicine, exercise and food, the real succour available to patients is in the form of an inner connection with the soul, faith, sincere prayer, a sunnier disposition and some service to those who happen to be less fortunate than them.
Of hierarchies, attitudes and spiritual potential of our illnesses
By Ashok Kumar Bhatia — Jan 15, 2016
Illnesses and ailments can form an essential part of our lives. Like other fields of human thought, these are also saddled with our egos. Besides food, medicines and exercise, our mental make-up and our attitudes play an important role in achieving and maintaining good health. The article also endeavours to explore the positive features of our ailments. It attempts to bring out the spiritual potential of certain lifestyle diseases by considering the trials and tribulations of those who happen to be afflicted with diabetes.
The pursuit of perfect health
By Ashok Kumar Bhatia — Apr 24, 2015
All of us strive for perfection. Achieving and maintaining a state of perfect health is a primary concern for many amongst us. There are various kinds of ‘pathies’ which are on offer to help us to do this. But the real help could also be sourced from within us. The faith we have. The willpower we exercise. The actions we take to help our bodies heal themselves. We could strive to be our own doctors.