Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi writeup
One thing which always bothered me about Qudratullah Shahab and his friend circle including Ashfaq Ahmad is their relentless support for dictators in Pakistan. This one small writeup from Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi is a historical piece on death of 'mazahimati adab' of Urdu literature.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Sunday, July 05, 2020
Surgery and Painting
Unfortunately, I am stuck in ED/hospital/ICU with patients pouring due to COVID. As I was about to make my exit from hospital, I met Dr. S. We both are living in isolation for last 4 months.
Dr. S is from Lahore but practicing general surgery here for the last 40 or so years. He is volunteering out with COVID patients as we are running short of staff. We both tested negative for COVID on July 3 (thanks to PPE availability in the USA). He asked me to celebrate and have dinner together at his place. He loved to have a glass of wine with Mehdi Hasan on iPad and cooking his own dinner. Kudos to him, he cooked beef biryani and grilled chicken wings for me with my favorite flavor of garlic parmesan.
I have been to his place before but not to his house upper storey. This time he showed me his paintings at his studio and media room. They were just beautiful. It ranges from women's' figures to nature as well as abstract paintings based on Ghalib's poetry. I learned painting is his other passion and a way to soothe stresses. No wonder he is always so calm.
I asked: "Surgery or painting! ye combination mujhe kuch samjh nahi aaya?"
He replied: "Socho to asan si baat hai. Main surgery bhi painting hi ki tarah kerta hun. Incision se le ker last stitch tak aaj bhi main har kaam khud kerta hun. Surgery aik delicate art hai. Bohat dhiyan aur compassion chahiye. Painting kerne ki adat ne Mujhe aik achha surgeon banaya hai. Tabiyat main therao aaya hai.....Mujhe tab tak tassli nahi hoti, jab tak patient kuch hafton baad followup ke liye aata hai, aur stitches ke nishan bamushkil hi nazar aate hain".
Dr. S is from Lahore but practicing general surgery here for the last 40 or so years. He is volunteering out with COVID patients as we are running short of staff. We both tested negative for COVID on July 3 (thanks to PPE availability in the USA). He asked me to celebrate and have dinner together at his place. He loved to have a glass of wine with Mehdi Hasan on iPad and cooking his own dinner. Kudos to him, he cooked beef biryani and grilled chicken wings for me with my favorite flavor of garlic parmesan.
I have been to his place before but not to his house upper storey. This time he showed me his paintings at his studio and media room. They were just beautiful. It ranges from women's' figures to nature as well as abstract paintings based on Ghalib's poetry. I learned painting is his other passion and a way to soothe stresses. No wonder he is always so calm.
I asked: "Surgery or painting! ye combination mujhe kuch samjh nahi aaya?"
He replied: "Socho to asan si baat hai. Main surgery bhi painting hi ki tarah kerta hun. Incision se le ker last stitch tak aaj bhi main har kaam khud kerta hun. Surgery aik delicate art hai. Bohat dhiyan aur compassion chahiye. Painting kerne ki adat ne Mujhe aik achha surgeon banaya hai. Tabiyat main therao aaya hai.....Mujhe tab tak tassli nahi hoti, jab tak patient kuch hafton baad followup ke liye aata hai, aur stitches ke nishan bamushkil hi nazar aate hain".
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