Dr. George Jacob The first quarter of 2017 coinciding with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon witnessed citizens of Kerala succumb to fevers of assorted kinds smudging the otherwise unblemished image of the state on the health front. Over 200 fell to dengue, H1N1, Leptospirosis, and even Malaria. Malaria wasContinue Reading
If only metaphors could heal. It’s been 32 years since the late demographer Ashish Bose coined that famously disparaging phrase ‘Bimaru states’, in a one-page report to the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The acronym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, which referenced the Hindi word for ‘sick’,Continue Reading
There have been reports that many MPs return the fund underutilizedContinue Reading
A medical doctor takes a critical look at the problems of nurses in KeralaContinue Reading
The academics need to look within ourselves self-critically and diagnose our problems most honestlyContinue Reading
Sudha Varghese Walking through the streets of Danapur, my ears are filled with the voices of exuberant young girls. Contrary to the timid behaviour that much of society expects of women, these girls brim with confidence and self-esteem. They belong to the Prerna Residential Schools, an initiative by Nari GunjanContinue Reading
By ADAM ROBERTS Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has strong views on economics. Speaking to a big crowd of tycoons, investors and journalists in New Delhi, Mr. Modi once admitted that he is “not a big economist.” Yet he promptly set out an economic vision for India to beContinue Reading
Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Kerala is running high fever- of various kinds. Of 19,000 people who reported to hospitals with fever on June 3, 2017, 680 were suspected cases of Dengue fever, of which 138 tested positive. 11 died that day, taking the Dengue toll in Kerala to 115 thisContinue Reading
By Dana Kornberg India recently tried to reduce the use of cash in its economy by eliminating, overnight, two of its most widely used bills in what was called demonetization. While the effort – initially explained as an attempt to curb “black money” – has been a failure in manyContinue Reading
By Sidharth Bhatia Amar Akbar Anthony, that great entertainer from the 1970s, has completed 40 years. The movie is a staple on television and despite its period feel, has travelled well over the decades — a few minutes spent watching it are sure to produce a laugh or two. ThereContinue Reading