all the advances in medical science also since covid pandemic there has been a lot of conversation about health but sadly even today indias healthcare budget is one of the lowest in the world we also need better laws to protect doctors nothing can be sadder than to see a distressed doctor resorting to suicide today there is a lot of dejection and demotivation amongst healthcare professionals this needs to be addressed at a systemic levelto those who illtreat doctors i only have one thing to say your actions today will eventually have serious repercussions on your future generations think before you act6 as a renowned bariatric and laparoscopic general surgeon and a published author are you an avid reader and what kind of books do you read how does reading help you both professionally and personallysomeone has rightly said you are never alone if you are with a book i am an early riser and my favourite time of the day is spent reading for an hour every morning my favourite genres are nonfiction historical fiction and to some extent philosophy every book opens up a new horizon with every book we live a new life have new experiences and learn new things and concepts reading also helps in writing as subconsciously we imbibe a lot from the authors most people who write well are also avid readers my alltime favourite book is atlas shrugged by ayn rand it helped me to take some big decisions in life and was literally lifechanging i love reading historical fiction too it is very intriguing to learn how the human race has developed over centuries we live in a much more developed comfortable and a safer world today and that is something to be grateful for a few of my other favourites are to kill a mocking bird by harper lee lean in by sheryl sandberg to sir with love by er braithwaite the emperor of all maladies by siddharth mukherjee and recently the patient doctor by ben averyi am sure in future there will be many more favourite books that will get added to the above list