When Nipah Virus infection turned Calicut into a ghost town, with people succumbing to it, one person dared to take the situation head-on. A nurse, who gave her life to tend to those infected by a deadly virus.
Rightwing hoodlums take their skewed version of ‘nationalism’ to the country’s prestigious campuses, turning the hallowed halls of learning into factories of hate and division- a dangerous preposition.
As we observe the ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5th, we forget that the rabid and rapid ‘development’ we are striving for, for our comfort comes at a huge price- that of denting the environment, the health of which and it’s sustenance is entirely our responsibility.
Kerala, which boasts of health standards comparable to that of developed nations, has had her share of fevers of assorted kinds. These epidemics have people of this Southern Indian state shiver, denting Kerala’s reputation in the health front. The latest fever to have Kerala shiver, is that caused by an unfamiliar Nipah Virus.
Women in ‘modern India’, irrespective of age are at the receiving end of Rape and molestation of assorted kinds. Only a state that has lost its very soul can prioritize loopholes for the perpetrators to get away scot-free over justice for the victim, bruised in body and spirit, and often killed.
Riding on a massive majority, the Modi government took over reins of governance at the centre in 2014, only to fall to brashness, one-upmanship and highhandedness. Is the drubbing in the by-elections in UP and Bihar a harbinger of bad times for the BJP-led NDA in 2019?
It has been the practice among Christians to ‘fast’ during Lent. Through the practice, they are only trying to hoodwink God through various versions of fasting, which have no bearing on their spiritual lives. It’s time they realized that God’s no fool!
While none is permitted under law to kill another, lynching of a tribal youth represents kneejerk reaction of a failed ‘god’s own country’ panicky of audacious daylight burglaries
Standards of ‘health care’ have improved substantially in India, with the country becoming a favorite ‘health-tourism’ destination. Has health care become a curse for Indians paradoxically?
Writer By Chance. 