Sutures and Wanderlust

          Bharatanatyam is a beautiful dance form. Sheema Kermani is one of the few   who practice this art in Pakistan. I had the wonderful opportunity of attending one of her magnificent                        performances and it was absolutely mesmerizing. Not only did it introduce me to such an amazing dance form, it made me understand that dance is a very effective form of communication.  The performance was held at A rts C ouncil Karachi , for two days . It included kathakali as well as bharatan at yam,  except I could only go the day they were performing b haratanatyam .  The dancers wore the most vibrant clothes I had ever seen,  dancing to a music that was  novel for my ears, riveting nonetheless.  What is remarkable is Sheema and her dance troupe's persistence...

Hello everyone. This is my blog 'sutures and wanderlust'. I will begin by stating that these two words signify my greatest and deepest love. Sutures are surgical threads. Here, they are a symbol of surgery. I fell in love with surgery, This is me! the day I stepped into the operation room. More on that later. By now you can tell I'm a doctor. I'm not. I'm just under construction to become a doctor. Yes, I'm a medical student. One thing I'd like you to know about my love for surgery is that I never thought I would love it. Throughout my first year in med school, I expressed my dislike for surgery. I had never seen a surgery until then. And once I was there, in the OR, I realized nothing appealed to me more. Even when everything was not perfect, I just couldn't hate the field because of those awful incidents or people. Strong love, I guess.   As for wanderlust, I believe it was always there, just unrecognized. The idea of travel never appeale...