From the EDITOR’S DESK

Abstract

As we begin the year 2022, we, in the young group ‘Women in Nephrology, India’, are filled with a new hope. Hope of a new dawn in the academic horizon, hope of making a new beginning and a new mark in the Nephrology world. We take a new step in this direction by presenting the first issue of our official scientific publication ‘Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases’(IJKD). Although the women nephrologists in India, had the dream of coming together as a group for many years, it attained fruition just about six months back. But it is remarkable that over a short span of six months, the group has made a commendable impact in the academic world. The dynamism of its leaders has taken the shape of a quarterly, open access, journal covering all aspects of Nephrology-General Nephrology, dialysis and transplantation. We aim to provide a platform for the young nephrologists of India and elsewhere to publish their scientific work and shape their academic career. It is my privilege and honor to present the first issue of Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases to the readership. I am grateful to Dr Swarnalatha G for literally taking the publication from the stage of conception to reality, going stage-by-stage through the publication process. Words are not enough to thank the WIN Leads headed by Dr Urmila Anandh and editors, Dr Anita Saxena and Dr Manisha Sahay who guided us at crucial steps. We have a young, enthusiastic editorial team with us to help with the publication. Thanks are also due to the energetic reviewers who helped us with the peer review process and completed the process in very short time periods, varying between two hours and a week. In this issue, we present a variety of clinical materials and I am thankful to each author for the time they have spent on this. Firstly, there is a perspective article from our dynamic leader, Dr Urmila Anandh, regarding her views on the challenges ahead of the women nephrologists and the barriers for their growth. She presents her solutions for enhancing the productivity and mitigation of stress to the women in medicine. Dr Swarnalatha presents the results of a comparative analysis of the outcomes of live donor renal transplants and cadaver renal transplants. Dr Priyamvada and her co-author discuss the nuances of xenotransplantation, which is making the news these days in different parts of the world. There is an interesting case report of recurrent crescentic glomerulonephritis in a young girl. There is also an illustrative image of calciphylaxis. In view of the March month being the Kidney month, on the occasion of the World Kidney Day, there is a topical commentary on the theme of ‘Kidney Health for all’ and its implications for India. As we present this first issue, we are aware of the numerous challenges ahead. We intend to get our journal indexed in some of the prominent indexing sites and for this we need quality publications. Funds are a very prominent challenge. But hope runs eternal and we are hopeful to face the challenges one-by-one and turn them in our favour. In this context, it would serve us well to remember these immortal lines by the ancient Indian poet Kalidasa in ‘Salutations to the dawn’. Look well to this day, For it and it alone is life. In its brief course Lie all the essence of your existence: The Glory of Growth The Satisfaction of Achievement The Splendor of Beauty For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope.