The talk describes the complexities of Adoption, the societal norms, unconventional thinking and questioning the conscience.What is truly OWN, when the physical body that we have is also not our own! A graduate from Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai and post-graduate from AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr. Shruti Tandan was awarded FNB in Critical Care Medicine in 2007, after which she joined Critical Care Department at Jaslok Hospital. Dr. Tandan was awarded the Hargobind scholarship that enabled her to received super-specialty training in Hepatic Intensive Care at the Liver ITU at King’s College Hospital, London.Dr. Tandan has managed all kinds of emergencies: Burns, pancreatitis, poisoning, septicaemia with multi-organ failure, ARDS, acute and chronic respiratory failure, Obstretic emergencies Acute renal failure, Acute stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Dr. Shruti Tandan is adept at management of complicated abdominal surgeries, complex cardiac surgeries, high-risk oncosurgery and neurosurgery.She has a keen interest in managing acute and chronic liver failure & post-transplant care.Dr Tandan specializes in peri-op Nutrition & targeted nutritional therapy in critically ill patients. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx