Reflections inspired by the first verse of the Bhagavad Gita, I was humming after more than 50 years, and was shocked I understood it is associated with my contribution to modern medicine.

King Dhritarashtra asks: What happened when my sons and the sons of Pandu assembled, eager for battle, on the field of Dharma?

This question is timeless. It is not merely about two armies; it is about the struggle between forces within society and within each human being. Kurukshetra is not only a geographical place—it is every home, every institution, every nation, and every human heart where conflict unfolds between righteousness and selfishness, clarity and confusion, courage and fear.

In traditional interpretation, Dharma-kshetra is the field of righteousness, while Kurukshetra represents the complex battlefield  ...