Submissions invited: IAPC’s initiative to celebrate World Poetry Day! To commemorate World Poetry Day (21st March, 2025), the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) invites all those touched by the transformative journey of palliative care to express their experiences and emotions through poetry. This initiative aims to highlight the profound connections, reflections, and moments of healing…
Read MoreWorld Art Day: Role of Art, Artist and Art Therapy in Palliative Care –Ms. Pragati Adhikari, Bengaluru “If an art installation gets a patient out of his room or paintings take a person’s mind off their pain and lower their stress levels, the art isn’t just decorative anymore. It’s part of the entire model of…
Read MoreJoin the stride, with the Tribe! Ms Sree Priya S.Thiruvananthapuram About this, be forever sure,Palliative care, is always pure!Inside their hands, we are secure,For they manage, not our pain mere. We are assured of profound care,That is truly, so much rare!The multi-disciplinary team is prepared-To make sure the “paths” are well paved. Communities here are…
Read MorePause… Dr. Nandini VallathBengaluru I see you prancing …. alongside, the words of the wise…..delightfully deep … yet empty, when otherwise… I smell you in the fragrant bloom … as it blossoms in the darkIn the darting glow in arid woods…., ever ready to spark I hear you in the waves that kiss the shore,…
Read More“Poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings” – W. H. Auden. March 21st is celebrated globally as World Poetry Day to recognise the power of words and the impact a poem can have on our emotions. To celebrate this art form, the IAPC presents to you a collection of poems penned by our very…
Read More“‘The nursing aides can wheel his stretcher(he is too tired to sit in the wheelchair now)out to the garden,where he can see the sunsets,smell the flowers and mango blooms,and hear the birds singing their hearts out.His grandchild can run-up to his room with his school bag after each exam,and sit with him on the hospital…
Read More“Our secret affair started during my teen years…A constant companion by my side, my pen, was my first love.The culmination of this journey is this book,Random Musings of a Physician Poet,an autobiographical anthology of verses, a story of my experimentswith life and with words.As I traverse the fifth decade of my life, the 50 poems…
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