India Lockdown Hits The Economy
byManali: Normal life, as people knew it, has come to a halt. Restaurants, schools, colleges, offices, shops, and almost every establishment has shut down…
Opinion
Coping With Stress Under Coronavirus Outbreak
byCOVID -19 has become a matter of great concern worldwide as the virus is spreading at an alarming rate, with the number of affected…
Following The (Toilet) Paper Trail
bySo here’s your question of the week, dear reader: when an eighteen trillion dollar economy starts collapsing what do people rush to buy? If…
Beyond India’s 21 Day Lock Down
byWhat, after the current lock down ends is the biggest question facing the government today. Unfortunately there are neither any definite answers to this…
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…
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.