Over the last 1.5 years, I have met 6 different doctors in 4 hospitals, all in Calicut. 5 of them for my older parents and once for my own consultation. Each of these consultations have been pre-booked weeks in advance with a specific slot given and conveyed over SMS to my phone.

But the average waiting time I had to endure has been over 40 minutes. The fastest was a Neurologist in BMH where I met him inside 15 minutes of the alloted time. The longest wait was 2 hours in a high profile speciality clinic. Mind you none of these doctoes are surgeons or had any emergency cases to attend in these slots. They were just, late.

And what is most irritating is none of them even bothered to say a sorry, when we went in. The one time the doctor was delayed for 2 hours, I had a stern word, but he shrugged and went on with his questions.

I understand this is the case across high profile hospitals across Kerala. I asked a nurse who was once feeling a bit guilty to make so many people wait, she told me the booking algorithm is so designed to ensure the doctor does not wait for a patient, even for a minute, how much the patient waits, no body cares.

Why is this so prevelant here. I have lived in other countries and other cities, this was never the case. Appointments are valued and even if they are late for any reason, they atleast tender an apology

Why in Kerala is patients time given so little respect?

Have any of you faced this? Thoughts?

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അഭിനാഥന്റെ രഹസ്യം എന്നൊരു ബുക്ക് actually ഈ കാന്തമലചരിതം സീരീസിൽ ഉണ്ടോ. എൻ്റെ അറിവിൽ മൂന്ന് ബുക്ക് ആണ് .

1 അഖിനാതെന്റെ നിധി

2 അറോലക്കാടിന്റെ രഹസ്യം

3 യുദ്ധകാണ്ഡം

Daytime humidity indoors is nowadays hovering around 78-80%.with fan running and open windows.any practical suggestions to bring it down to 40-60%.?

Is this going to affect kerala sc/st christians..

The mParivahan web portal is terrible. I can enter the Challan no. and see the details l, but payment fails. Using third party apps to pay the fine means there's a convenience fee of upto 500 Rs. Is there any way I can pay the find of 250 Rs without incurring convenience charges? I have been trying the mParivahan web portal since 2 days, but no luck.

I didn't try the mParivahan mobile app because it asks for chasis no. which unfortunately I do not have with me right now.

Any workaround?

Need suggestion for electric idiyappam maker under ₹1000 - is there any decent one?

Planning to buy an electric idiyappam maker for my mom (which will probably be used by me lol). I saw a lot on Amazon but most good ones are 3k-5k.

My budget is under / near ₹1000. Is there any decent electric idiyappam maker in this range that actually lasts? Or should I just go for a good manual steel press?

If you are using one under 1000, please share the brand/model and if it's worth it. Also, is it available offline in Kerala?

Thanks!

Can we discuss this? My question is how come these brothers in this tharavadu had no families or children?

Hey everyone!

I’m looking for recommendations for the best 5-star hotel buffet in Kochi or Trivandrum (TVM) with a budget of around ₹2,000–3,000 per person.
Looking for a place with:

Great food variety and quality (especially non-veg options)
Good ambience and overall dining experience
A buffet that feels worth the price

Both lunch and dinner options are welcome. If you’ve personally tried any hotel buffets in this budget, please share your experience, the approximate price per person, and whether you’d recommend it!

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Can anyone identify this baby snake? It was found outside my friends house. Is it venemous?

Location: Poonoor, Kozhikode

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Hey all, sharing this here for anyone who works with Malayalam fonts, whether for posters, invites, thumbnails, notices or DTP.

I kept wasting time hunting across random sites for the right font, and the ML / FML ones would turn my text into gibberish every time.

So I made a small tool for myself a couple of years ago, and recently rebuilt it properly.

It's called Kalkandam (കൽക്കണ്ടം):

- Type once and preview your text in ~700 Malayalam fonts (Unicode, MLU, FML, ML-TT, ML-KV)

- ML / FML fonts just work, the text is converted for them automatically

- Convert Unicode to ML / FML (and back) for PageMaker / Photoshop

- Save as PNG or download the font

- Type in Manglish if your phone has no Malayalam keyboard

kalkandam.in

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As Kerala’s purchasing power increases, the number of vehicles on our roads continues to grow. With NH 66 being developed into a six-lane highway, our infrastructure is improving, but are our driving culture and road safety awareness keeping pace?

Reckless driving, wrong-side driving, dangerous overtaking and poor lane discipline remain serious concerns. Wider roads alone cannot guarantee safer journeys.

Instead of focusing so heavily on making every student learn three languages, why can't we give greater importance to civic sense, road safety, traffic laws and responsible public behaviour in schools? This is not an argument against learning languages, but a call to prioritise essential life skills.

We must also strengthen driving licence procedures by properly assessing practical driving skills and knowledge of traffic rules.

TL;DR: Kerala needs better roads, but it also needs better road users. Road safety education, civic sense and responsible driving should become essential parts of our school curriculum.

Book lovers - need help

അഭിനാഥന്റെ രഹസ്യം എന്നൊരു ബുക്ക്  actually ഈ കാന്തമലചരിതം സീരീസിൽ ഉണ്ടോ. എൻ്റെ അറിവിൽ  മൂന്ന് ബുക്ക് ആണ് .

1 അഖിനാതെന്റെ നിധി

2 അറോലക്കാടിന്റെ രഹസ്യം

3 യുദ്ധകാണ്ഡം