two huge pipes connected to the dialysis on wheels make their way through the garden of the house and reach the dialysis unit disease has been a metaphor in his novels samskara and avasthe he chose dialysis from home to avoid travelling to manipal hospital thrice a week from his house in north bangalore the first dialysis machine had arrived in england then dr ballal has been uras nephrologist for the last 12 years from 2010 he took to dialysis for his kidney ailment i feel that a man of his stature must not slow down and dialysis must not come in his way i feel a sense of guilt as i am using it for my benefit which not many can afford then i felt it would be good if there was no such technology he quickly goes back to 1960 when he was doing his phd in london bangalore when he doesnt oblige we end up fighting thus i am active despite being unhealthy says ura his diet has been controlled for over a decade now laughs esther he underwent a bypass surgery for his heart ailment in 2000 and the same year was diagnosed with kidney ailment the tubes are connected to his left hand the neversaydie attitude of kidney patients is heartwarming he has to take very minimum quantity of salt water and sugar from a sprightly 81yearold literary icon who goes about his busy schedule to an 18yearold student who excelled in her exam despite dialysis these are inspiring examples of the triumph of the human spirit over suffering professor ura is one of the few patients who doesnt ask many questions and cooperates during the treatment period i abused my body so much during my youth on world kidney day while its pertinent to acknowledge the progress in medical science its also important to highlight the legal hassles and narrow mindsets that come in the way of kidney donation the 81yearold litterateur is calm talking to his wife esther or dictating notes to his assistant even as the dialysis process starts they were chosen based on the qualification or position they held in society a mobile ambulance moves towards suragi on 6th main rmv second stage but today here i am using the same technology he is one of the two patients undergoing home dialysis in karnataka as doctors its our business to make sure he is healthy adds dr ballal even as he undergoes dialysis he can do his usual work from home as vicechancellor of gulbarga central university my kidney ailment made me realize the importance of my body ananthamurthy told toi on wednesday a panel headed by the bishop senior citizens representative was formed to choose 50 patients out of the 500odd applications the state had got times view it pushed the common man away from many privileges technology became a divider his wife esther is there beside him ensuring that he does not feel like a patient at any point