Each New Year invites reflection — not only on what lies ahead, but on what truly matters. As some of you are aware, I am working with ChatGPT to eventually bring my poverty reduction into the knowledge pool of AI. Over the past months, work on the Poverty Reduction Knowledge Portal has continued more quietly …
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Blessed Christmas
Christmas comes to us each year as a reminder that hope often arrives quietly, not with power or spectacle. The story of Christmas is not one of abundance, but of humility — a child born into poverty, welcomed by ordinary people, and entrusted to those who had little by the world’s standards. In my years …
Holidaying in Europe
God gave us a unique opportunity to spend three weeks in October with our daughter’s family in Europe. The primary reason for our visit was to attend our grandson’s graduation in his Master’s in Business Entrepreneurship. Watching him walk up the stage at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and receive his degree was a solemn moment …
Reducing Poverty: Tamil Nadu, India Leads the Way
Economists over the years have been grappling with different models of economic development for reducing poverty, focusing on one over the other. Tamil Nadu, one of India’s states, which is larger than several countries in both geographic and population aspects, has been making significant strides in reducing poverty throughout the state. In this blog, I …
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A Divine Call to “Speak for the Poor’
“Abel, I need your help with the work I lead.” That was the call from my friend and classmate, Dr Daleep Mukarji. He knew that over the seven years since graduation from Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC), I had gained valuable clinical experience in patient care. He wanted me to take over the health work …
Welcome back to my Blogs
My blogging has not been as regular as it should have been. I have randomly shared my thoughts as I came across them. There’s so much that I would like to share, but I have not sat down to plan and prepare my blogs. I was sure that I would not start till I had …
Journey Through Sri Lanka: Memories and Discoveries
God gave my wife and me the privilege of taking time off and spending a fortnight in Sri Lanka with friends. Dr Merle Fernando and his wife Betty, during their visit last year, invited us to their home. We took up the invitation and we have been here for a week. They both studied in …
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A Letter from an Orthopaedic Doctor to All Senior Citizens (Aged 50-100 and Above)
I wanted to post this blog some time back. I made some mistake with posting, so it just stayed in the draft posts. I am reposting the same I had always wanted to share similar information contained in this guest post. Now that an ortho specialist has articulated this very descriptively, I am sharing this …
Happy New Year 2025
This message is to wish you a very happy, fruitful and prosperous new year IN 2025. Many of us will try to make New Year’s resolutions so that we do better than the year passed. I am aiming to do more blogging this year. I have been promoting my book through free downloads as well …
My birthday and my free ebook download
I have used my birthday each year to make my ebooks available for free download. This year is no exception. Somehow I have been lethargic this year with my blogs. I was progressing well with my book on development economics. Then a publisher entered the scene and challenged me as to how I a doctor …
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