How The 1918 Flu Pandemic Killed 12 Million Indians
byThe Spanish flu killed over 12 million Indians; the majority of those affected were Mohammedans and low-caste Hindus. Why?
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byAlfred Hitchcock was a great visual alchemist — a master of foreboding. He was a film-maker who was just ‘impossible.’
Why Isn’t The Apocalypse Imagined In Indian Popular Culture?
byThe apocalyptic state of our country makes it very hard to consider that something worse could exist.
How The Rich Reacted To The Bubonic Plague Has Eerie Similarities To Today’s Pandemic
byThe wealthy moved to pastoral second homes, while the poor, packed into shanty homes, were compelled to show up at work.
Encrypted Insecurities
byWith all movement stalled, for once, the world seems to behave itself. For a poet, this bizarre tranquillity like utopia.
What COVID-19 Does To The Heart
byOnce people with heart conditions get COVID-19, they develop a severe form of the infection plus other complications.
Coronavirus – The Reign Of The Undead
byHuman beings, the so-called top-of-the-line products of evolution, have been laid low by objects barely alive.
The Girl Inside a Man
bySiddhartha’s mystical poem is provocative & abstruse – stands apart for its poetic recompense.
What Donald Trump’s Funding Cuts To WHO Mean For The World
byThe funding cuts announced by Donald Trump may cause the WHO to go bankrupt in the middle of a pandemic.
To Fight COVID-19, The Government Must Enact Emergency Tax Laws & Acquire Private Properties Using The Law Of Eminent Domain
byWith the cases growing at an exponential rate, the Government of India is forced to increase its hospital resources.
The Curious Connection Between Coronavirus & Cell Phone Radiation
byWhat could a weapon possibly have in common with the 5G network?
Why Indian Cinema Needs To Innovate
byIndian cinema has changed with time, but it has not been able to innovate in its storytelling techniques.
How Mandela Stayed Fit: From His ‘Matchbox’ Soweto Home To A Prison Cell
byNelson Mandela, the icon of the South African liberation struggle, stayed fit even during his incarceration.
How Trump Could Have Predicted COVID-19
byHad the “very stable genius” watched a few Hollywood movies, he would have predicted the outbreak of COVID-19.
Living The Crowned Life
byThe dragon-inflicted “social distancing” is a luxury for the privileged. But for the poor, it’s an invitation from misery.