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I am a vegetarian. A large part of it is because I was born in a family which is vegetarian. But I am not a proud fanatic vegetarian, who denigrates people who prefer non-vegetarian food. In fact, I don’t spend much time thinking or discussing people’s food choices. But I am writing this blog today out of a deeply hurtful incident that transpired today. I reflect in this blog about why I was hurt and what I should do about it.     It was a very busy and hectic clinic day. I saw more than 46 patients, all with complicated diabetes at various stages of severity of the diseases. I had reviewed all their detailed laboratory reports and my head was in a daze of lab values and numbers. The clinic started around 9.30 AM and it was already 3.30 PM before we could break for lunch. My ears were ringing with a buzzing sound with hunger.    All the staff sat together in a circle and the lunch packets were opened. There were two large packets of fried rice with green, orange, and white color. My hu

  Invited guest lecture at the Research Methodology Workshop – Part I Protocol Writing for Postgraduates at the Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Puducherry on 07.02.2023.    Vijayaprasad Gopichandran Assistant Professor Community Medicine ESIC Medical College and Hospital, KK Nagar, Chennai 600078 vijay.gopichandran@gmail.com   Acknowledgment:  I would like to acknowledge the useful inputs of my colleague  Dr. Vignesh Dwaraknath, Assistant Professor, Community Medicine at the ESIC Medical College & Hospital, KK Nagar, Chennai 600078 and Dr. Sudharshini Subramaniam, Associate Professor, Community Medicine at Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003 towards strengthening the arguments for conducting dissertation research studies outside of the hospital settings.      Completing a research study and submitting a dissertation report is essential for obtaining a post graduate qualification in any specialty. The postgraduate resident is