The Tablighi Jamaat Fiasco
byIndia was going great guns in its fight against Coronavirus till a few days ago until the Tablighi Jamaat fiasco in Nizamuddin, New Delhi…
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Karma Corona
byOn the eve of April Fools’ Day, 2020 this is my take on how things will change when the business of the Chinese Virus…
Strays in the time of Corona-virus
byFrom the edge of the road they have now ascended onto the parapets, to widen horizons or perspective(?); slouched in the asana of infinite…
Redefining Patriotism In A Post COVID-19 India
byIn a world increasingly being taken over by a totalitarian right wing ideology (and India is very much there, along with the USA, UK,…
Social Distancing Is A Cakewalk For Us
byNotwithstanding that I am an ardent admirer of Mr. Shashi Tharoor’s prose I have to jump the gun on him this week and propose…
Sermons In Stones, Lesson From Pathogens
byNature is striking back and may kill many more than the bubonic plague and the Spanish flu, primarily because of our burgeoning population and changed life styles.
Himachal Begins To Become The IT Hub
byHimachal Pradesh is a beautiful state that’s popularly known for its scenic mountains, pleasant weather, and hospitality. The state also has functional road, rail,…
Advent of the Useless Class and Artificial Intelligence by 2030
byPropounding A Fictional Conspiracy Theory; Advent of the Useless Class and Artificial Intelligence by 2030: with referral to a McKinsey Report on a SE…
WORRY ABOUT THE TRUST DEFICIT, NOT THE FISCAL DEFICIT
byThe country is now firmly caught in a vicious, stagflationary downward spiral. And the reason is not the fiscal deficit, that bugbear of economists,…
NRC Blisters to CAA Balm?
byNews headlines of March 2 read ‘Foreign secretary in Bangladesh with CAA balm’. The report said the foreign secretary is in Dhaka with primary…