Celebrating Satyajit Ray in Times of Rising Intolerance in Bengal
Irrespective of the election results, Bengal, which once prided itself on its intellectual heritage and broadmindedness, has got mired in a vortex of narrow identity politics.
Swaraj – Unto the Last
Why Unto the last? Because: No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
In Our Hurry to Conquer Nature and Death, We Have Made a New Religion of Science
Science and technology can advance our knowledge of ourselves and the world we inhabit. But we are conducting them as if we are conquerors of our bodies, the planet, and the universe – such a battle is one that we can never hope to win.
On Earth Day: A Spiritual Message; and Two Poems
Earth Day Message from Evo Morales; Poems – Earth Day 2021; Poem to the Earth
What You Need to Know About India’s Baffling New Vaccine Policy
The new policy allows the Centre to claim that it has done what the states asked for, while allowing it to shift blame on the states for shortages. Plus extracts from 3 articles: The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone; Serum Institute’s Vaccine Costliest in Global Market; State-Owned Vaccine Manufacturers Sit Idle.
Modi Govt’s Vaccine Diplomacy Unravels, within India and Abroad
The root problem is the Modi Govt’s obsessive rivalry and one-upmanship vis-a-vis China, to display that India is shining better than China. It is a futile effort, as an original is always worth more than a copy.
‘System Has Collapsed’: Global Media Minces No Words on India’s COVID Crisis
The surge in India comes at a time when the world is seeing the first signs of recovery from the yearlong crisis; it has led to renewed global focus on the image-conscious Narendra Modi government.
COVID-19: India’s Super-Rich Scramble and Leave for UK with Surge in Cases
Eight private jets – four from Mumbai, three from Delhi and one from Ahmedabad – carrying some of India’s super-rich left the country for the United Kingdom and landed at the Luton airport in London on Friday – the day travel restrictions to the UK kicked in.
Why India’s Health Care Systems Fail to Provide for Marginalised Citizens
India is one of the world’s leading destinations for medical tourism, and yet it ranks abysmally low in terms of providing basic healthcare facilities to its own citizens.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Economy | Online Blog
Capitalist Morbidity and the Global Crisis
A serious explanation of the covid health emergency together with the associated economic slump must involve a scientific critique of the social conditions that allowed the virus to emerge and the pandemic to develop in the way that it did.