Kuki - Rajdeep Laly

I'm 22 years old, and have just passed my final exams to become a doctor. I live in London, where i have been studying at St.Bartholomews and The Royal London Hospital for the last five years. I enjoy playing all sports, especially hockey, and I currently play for Indian Gymkhana hockey club.

I am travelling to India for my elective, where i will work at Sri Ramachandra hospital in Chennai. My plan is then to visit Mumbai, Goa, Delhi and finally Punjab!

In Chennai, i will be staying with my relative Navtej, who currently works there.

In Mumbai and Goa, i hope to meet up with university friends, as well as family.

I shall then be in Delhi for 2 nights before i head back to the UK.

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Joined on: February 28th 2007
Last Login: December 29th 2009

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By Kuki
March 29th 2007

1 month at the Ramachandra Hospital Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Dedicated to Jaspreet Singh Laly - RIP! My placement finally ended after 4 weeks of invaluable experience at the Sri Ramachandra Hospital. During my rotation on General Medicine, i met some great people whom i will surely maintain contact with. Special thanks must go to Dr Sujatha, Dr Rupesh and Dr Bala. Dr Sujatha, the assistant chief, was always willing to teach, and she made sure i viewed the wide variety of clinical cases accountable in Chennai. Dr Rupesh is probably the most intelligent doctor i've ever met. He's still a PG doctor, yet he can quote most medical textbooks an [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 23rd 2007

Week 3 activities Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Me and Navtej hitting the town

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! After the busy days at Sri Ramachandra hospital...the night time activities never disappoint! [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 18th 2007

The Indian Cinematic Experience Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Cinema Shows

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! Bollywood manages to churn out many movies per annum, with audiences around the world massing to billions. The cinema experience in India therefore becomes a logical outing to pursue. Navtej had booked the tickets through two work colleagues, who also joined us to watch the film "Hatrick". This basically has a cricketing themed storyline, thus guaranteeing it box office success in India. The cricket frenzied ensemble of indian fans adore anything and everything that relates to the respective game. The gathering of people outside the 14 screen com [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 18th 2007

Mamallapuram Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram

Beach

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! Mamallapuram is 60 km south of Chennai, and offers tourist attractions with exotic beaches, as well as the famous historic temples. Navtej's increasing knowledge of Chennai ensures that no attractions will be missed out. The journey on East Coast Road had an aire of tranquility personified throughout. The Bay of Bengal was on our left, thus providing exceptional sights, also the road itself had a gracious presence in this peaceful setting. The journey lasted for 1 hour by car with the fitting music of Moby in the background. Upon arrival, the Pharan [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 17th 2007

Chennai Sightseeing Bonanza Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Chennai Gurudwara

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! Daytime on Saturday meant that Chennai sightseeing was the order of call. The places of visit included the Chennai Gurudwara, Beach and Memorial Plaza. All of the respective destinations provided some immense photo opportunites! [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 16th 2007

Friday and Saturday Night Exploits Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Vibrant Tapas

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! The arrival of Navtej from the UK implemented for many nights out during the week. This galvanised us to increase the pace further into the weekend. Friday provided a night out in Zara Tapas. A familiar surrounding which has now become accustomed as our "local". The crowd was vibrant as always, and everyone seemed to be easing into the weekend mode. The unfortunate performance of England's batting didn't deter Navtej. Plus, the female involvement around the bar was a pleasant distraction for me! Saturday night was geared towards the India vs [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 15th 2007

Birthday time in India Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Me and Navtej

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! Well, March 15th is the date of all dates in the calendar year. My humble existence began on this planet 23 years ago. Maturity is setting in hopefully, but the fun and frolicks will never end! I was not granted the presence of Balaji because of wifee commitments, yet this setback didn't deter both Navtej and I. Chola Sheraton was our destination. On entering this magnificent Hotel complex, we were both greated by a trio of spanish guitar musicians in the lobby. I could instantly feel a night of class and sophistication. We then moved [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 11th 2007

Meet up with UK medical student mate Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore

Matt aka Cuz

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! Only 2 weeks previous both Matt and I were partying in Sway Bar, Central London, after passing our Final Medical Exams. Now our pathways met in Bangalore, where we had arranged to meet when in the UK. All was not easy when contacting Matt. He was based in a remote village 1 hours drive from Mysore, and had limited facilities with regards to internet access. The ever present mobile phone reception in India would have been ideal, yet i didn't have Matt's indian phone number, and the UK Mobile lines continually cause problems (no surprise). [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 10th 2007

Bangalore's nightlife is buzzing Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore

Me outside a pub

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! After the touring the Bangalore sights, a night out in the vibrant city was overdue. Balaji had arrived in a re-scheduled morning flight from Chennai. His wife had given permission for leave, and now the city life was upon us! This was Balaji's place of study during university, so he knew all the places to explore with regards to having an enoyable evening. We first embarked in a pub to have a few deadly kingfisher beers. Bangalore has a theme of having many pubs, not dissimilar to pubs in the UK. The students, locals and [View Full Entry]

By Kuki
March 10th 2007

Bangalore sights Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore

City centre view

Dedicated to Jaspreet Laly - RIP!! My arrival at Shamashree Hotel was a pleasant journey from Bangalore airport. The general infrastructure could instantaneously be seen as an improvement upon Chennai. The roads are wider with less traffic attributable to the system. The buildings also have more promise, providing familiarity to a rather western city.. The saturday provided me with sight-seeing opportunities. The traditional tourist approach was actually quite essential because i had no knowledge of Bangalore, and no familiarity with the city as a whole. I arranged a driver through [View Full Entry]

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