A Monongraph Series Devoted To The Understanding of Medicine, Mental Health, Mind , Man And Their Maxtrix
The Mens Sana Monographs was started in May 2003. It is two years since we set on this course. During this time, we have tried to set a comprehensive agenda for the monographs, tackling issues in mental health, science, religion and public health. An Annual which compiled the first six monographs was published in October […]
Preface to the Eighth Monograph: Second anniversary Read More »
In the field of modern medical science, we can identify certain epochs. Some of these will be our concern here, for they offer important insights into the development of modern medicine and offer equally important predictors of where it is heading in the future. In fact they are so important that they qualify to be
The Two Revolutions In Bio-Medical Research Read More »
Abstract Primary Health Care was the means by which Health for All by the Year 2000 AD was to be achieved. And Health for All was possible only if All were mobilised for Health. This meant not just governments and medical establishments, but people themselves. Primary health care is essentially health care made universally accessible
The Goal : Health for All The Commitment : All for Health Read More »
Consider this: You as an Indian, do not have the Right to Health, although our Direc-tive Principles of State Policy, the Preamble of the WHO and the Univer-sal Declaration of Human Rights of the UN mention it categorically. Most countries which care for its people, including Russia, France and US, have granted such a Right
Preface to the Sixth Monograph Read More »
The New Year’s Gift – Gandhi on Religion, Faith and Conversion, was educative, informative and thought provoking. Any prudent individual would certainly endorse the views expressed in the article. On Christianity and conversion there has been a lot of acrimony between the communities in India in the recent past. Certain questions remains unanswered. The learned
(In response to the questions raised in the present Monograph, one of our subscribers Principal R.N. Sawardekar, M.A., of Dempo Trust Junior College, Panaji, Goa has sent in his answers. Hope they make interesting reading – eds.) Q.1. Gandhi would want us to be critical of our own religion but reverential towards other’s religion. Most
When you discuss your religion with a person of another faith, what do you usually do? You try to defend it from attack by the other, while he tries to point out its faults. And you do the same to him while discussing his religion. Usually the debate ends in acrimony and mud slinging. You
Preface to the Fifth Monograph Read More »
(Page 70, raised a few questions which one of the authors (A.R.S.) attempts to answer. Take them for whatever they are worth. Hope they excite you to search for your own answers.) Q.1. What should governing bodies and funding agencies do to encourage original research? Ans. Stop funding replicative research to the extent being done
Abstract A lot of Indian research is replicative in nature. This is because originality is at a premium here and mediocrity is in great demand. But replication has its merit as well because it helps in corroboration. And that is the bedrock on which many a fancied scientific hypothesis or theory stands, or falls. However,
The truth knocks on the door and you say, ‘Go away, I am looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling. – Robert M. Pirsig* There is an original and there is a copy. The copy can never achieve the status of an original. This is true not only of the arts, but of research
Preface to the Fourth Monograph Read More »