Corona Diaries

CORONA DIARIES 52: Stray Thoughts Amid Long Wait For Vaccine

The furiously wriggling worm flung itself inches into the air, crashed on the floor, wiggled some more and went flat…

July 28, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput’s Death: Distractions Must Not Cloud Quest For Fair Probe

What is Kangana Ranaut's fight about -- Sushant Singh Rajput or herself? This is getting more perplexing by the day.…

July 26, 2020

Bijay Mohanty: The Film Industry Failed To Do Justice To His Talent

With the passage of Bijay Mohanty, Odisha's film industry is close to losing a generation of actors passionate about cinema.…

July 22, 2020

Corona Diaries 51: A Million & More – Our Fight Against COVID-19 Is Set For The Long Haul

There's a hint of despair in the air. One million plus cases already and nobody's sure where it is headed.…

July 19, 2020

‘After Me, The Deluge’: The Congress & The Fine Art Of Self-Destruction

"After me, the deluge." Madame de Pompadour, the profligate mistress of French monarch Louis XV, is supposed to have said…

July 15, 2020

Crisis In Congress: The Dynasty Has Lost Its Utility; Graceful Exit Is A Good Option

Dynasty per se should not be a dirty word in India, a country steeped in feudal tendencies. In fact, going…

July 13, 2020

Corona Diaries @ 50: Such A Fascinating Journey!

How quickly things change! When we launched Corona Diaries on March 21, COVID-19 was still shaping into a pandemic. It…

July 11, 2020

Elimination Of Coronavirus ‘Unlikely’, Says WHO

In a regular World Health Organization (WHO) briefing, Dr Mike Ryan said on Friday that it is unlikely that COVID-19…

July 11, 2020

Corona Diaries 49: In Search Of The Magical Monsoon Experience

If monsoon is the season you love, then you must be missing a lot. It's the time Nature gets in…

July 9, 2020

Corona Diaries 48: Of The Wishlist, Adolescence & Growing Up Worries

The boy at home keeps revising his wishlist. The original was prepared before his board exams. After all the hard…

July 7, 2020