Haridra Siddha Hospital

If you look for us on Indira Gandhi Street in Kannappa Nagar, you will find Haridra Siddha Hospital. It is right in the heart of Arumbakkam. We focus on Siddha medicine, which is a bit different from what you see in the big modern hospitals. People come here because they want that traditional approach. The smell of herbs is always in the air here. It is a lot more relaxing than the smell of bleach you get in other places. I have been here for years, and I have learned a lot about the different roots and oils we use. The street outside can be a bit of a mess with people parking their scooters everywhere, but once you step inside, it is a bit calmer. We have a small garden in the back where we try to grow a few things. It is not a massive facility with hundreds of beds. It is more personal than that. You usually see the same faces every time you visit. Most of our patients are from Kannappa Nagar or just a short bus ride away. We do not use a lot of fancy computers for everything; we still have a lot of paper files that we keep in the wooden cabinets. It feels a bit old-fashioned, but it works for us. We just take our time with people. There is no rush to get everyone in and out in five minutes. It is a different way of doing things, and the locals seem to appreciate that. We just stay here and do it.