As I sit in my Mysore clinic, absently twirling a diminutive metal toothpick extracted from my Swiss Army knife—a keepsake from my father-in-law—I am struck by its understated elegance. Among my treasured possessions is another heirloom: an intricately carved ivory toothpick, passed down from my great-great-grandfather. A relic of a bygone era, it embodies both […]
