Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
A moment during a risky surgery "Dr. Saap, is his treatment possible?'' Vimala Kashyap of Sunsari Chatra asked me. She had sent such a video on Facebook Messenger, who is at high risk of pregnancy. As soon as I saw the video of that pregnant woman who was going through a complicated problem, I said, 'Treatment is possible.' I had to give this answer both ethically and professionally. Because I am an obstetrician. My job is to support safe delivery. Another thing, I am human. A complex patient who is disadvantaged. To save her life, I am more motivated by my human feelings. Vimala said, "He needs treatment, but he doesn't have anything." "Nothing" means no money for treatment. I said in reply, 'I will do the work on my behalf for free. I will also ask for help from the hospital. It was seven o'clock in the morning. That's all we talked about. Last week of May. It was around 9:30 pm. The pregnant woman was brought to the hospital ...