tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post1354572719047777017..comments2023-07-20T03:54:13.889-04:00Comments on A contrarian world: NEET Exposes Tamil Nadu’s Shoddy Education. A State Mired in Mediocrity.Athenaeumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662860639414150880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post-90065366622058069822018-01-18T21:19:03.361-05:002018-01-18T21:19:03.361-05:00Could not have said it better.But TN believes in t... Could not have said it better.But TN believes in the concept of "padikkaatha methai" And I do not see the mind set changing in the near future.Yet in spite of the abysmal medical facilities here in Karnataka I notice bright spots in Bangalore. There is the Sankara Cancer Hospital run by the Sringeri Sankara Mutt which is quite modern and moderate in their charges. And they treat a lot of subsidized poor too. There is an excellent eye hospital run by a different trust with the support of the Kanchi mutt with subsidies for the poor. A Madhwa Mutt runs two hospitals where the poor throng, perhaps not the same standards as the others mentioned but with a set of dedicated staff. My wife had surgery for advanced cancer in the Sankara Hospital. Charges were moderate and hospital and treatment were comparable to what I had seen in the US, when I used to live there.Perhaps these need to be encouraged. Interestingly both here and in the Amma Hospital in Kochi there were clearly a large number of non Hindu patients!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131630063119645480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post-82630066013119188752017-11-09T03:16:42.963-05:002017-11-09T03:16:42.963-05:00Kudos for your incisive writing. This column shoul...Kudos for your incisive writing. This column should be made an essential reading to all those interested in Tamil Nadusumalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869908883038697991noreply@blogger.com