Heart Talks

The Living Archive for Planetary Futures

HeartTalks is a space for conversations on how we care—for people, for health systems, and for the planet we live on. From clinical realities to ethical and societal questions, this blog explores what humane, sustainable healthcare can look like.

Dr. Jai

Cardiologist | Systems Thinker | Advocate for Humane Futures

I’ve spent my career learning that a heart doesn’t beat in a vacuum. It beats in a traffic jam in Bengaluru, in a high-pressure office, and on a warming planet. HeartTalks is my attempt to look outward—exploring the people, processes, and planetary forces that define our wellbeing. Because healing the heart is only half the battle; we have to heal the world it lives in, too.

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Ecological imagination. Planetary stewardship.

The Planet examines our evolving relationship with Earth amidst climate stress and regeneration. It highlights the intersection of ancestral wisdom and modern ecology, drawing on indigenous knowledge and traditions to inform our living and consumption practices.

This pillar emphasizes viewing land, water, air, and biodiversity not just as resources to exploit, but as interconnected systems of which we are a part. A deep care for our planet—rooted in memory, respect, and innovation—can inspire us to live sustainably, embrace long-term thinking, and create resilient futures that align with the Earth’s rhythm.

For evidence, clarity, and care that endures.

The Science is where facts meet feeling. We decode medicine without draining its humanity—turning data into dialogue, guidelines into guidance. From cardiology to everyday health, this space asks better questions, respects uncertainty, and reminds us that while numbers inform decisions, it is understanding that truly heals. Evidence, here, always comes with a pulse.

This pillar explains medical and health science clearly and honestly.
It translates evidence into understanding, supports better questions and decisions, and keeps human context at the center of care.

For method, meaning, and work that matters.

The Process is the quiet structure beneath everything that works. Like nature, it relies on rhythm, balance, and repetition rather than speed or force.

When systems are rushed, people fray. When processes are thoughtful, work becomes steadier and more humane—allowing effort, rest, and renewal to coexist.

This pillar is about designing ways of working and living that flow, adapt, and last—without burning out those who sustain them.

For journeys, perspective, and the paths that shape us.

The Travel here means more than places on a map. It includes inner journeys—changes in thought, belief, and direction—as much as movement across landscapes.

Through roads taken, pauses made, and paths chosen, we learn from people, places, and ourselves. Distance creates clarity; stillness brings insight.

This pillar reflects journeys that shape perspective, restore balance, and gently remind us that life itself is a continuous journey, unfolding step by step.

The Pulse.

HeartTalks is a personal exploration of health, humanity, and the world we inhabit.

Shaped by clinical work, quiet observation, and time in nature and travel, this space reflects a belief that caring for people, processes, and the planet must begin from the same place: attention, honesty, and responsibility.