An ode to a Songster… Sanjay Chauhan
This is an ode to a film script/story/dialogue writer known for his films like 'I am Kalam' and 'Paan Singh Tomar'- Sanjay Chauhan. He passed away recently and this write-up…
Sanghmitra S Acharya
The surge and the Oxygen- Winners and the Losers
The concerned experts have been suggesting an increase in the share of GDP for health for last many years. The advice fell on the deaf ears of the government. Today…
Defeating the Virus- The Crusader Dr KM Kamble
The pandemic in which the world is embroiled today, has gripped common people with confusion due to poor information causing fear and panic. In India, this week started with 113…
From Tali-Thali to the Vaccine: The pandemic through the year
About a year ago we responded to the call for a ‘self-imposed Janta Curfew’ observed on 22 March 2020 as the first attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus which…
Is the time ripe for re-opening schools?
The world has been on a roller coaster ride since March last year when coronavirus induces pandemic lead to the ‘closure’ of countries after countries. Now with the vaccine having…
Rape of Hathras
Amazing, till about three days ago the news was that a Dalit girl has been raped and killed- as a matter of fact. It occurs every now and then, and…
Dignity of Informal Labour and Traveling home in the times of COVID-19
Flunked out of the shramik special, dignity of labour wails! It breathed its last when a toddler tugged at the corpse of his (or her) dead mother at the railway…
COVID-19 Induced Lockdown and Migrant Workers – The Communication gap
Co-Written by Sanghmitra S Acharya, Sunita Reddy & Nemthianngai Guite The COVID-19 pandemic, which has engulfed the world, has betrayed the informal sector migrant labour stranded all over the country.…
Growing health Crisis and ‘Missing’ Women in COVID-19: Endangering Gender
Co-Written by Sanghmitra S Acharya, Mala Mukherjee and Chandrani Dutta The present global health crisis caused by COVID-19, necessitates that the world learns from history. The Ebola crisis in three…
Traversing the Pandemic in India- Is ‘Physical Distancing’ covering the lost opportunity?
There have been 15 flu pandemics in the last 500 years. Only those since 1890s have been restrained scientifically. The “Asian flu” of 1957 and the “Hong Kong flu” of…
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