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India bore the brunt of the pandemics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the plague pandemic and the...

As we all know by now – COVID-19 is here to stay. At the moment, neither are vaccines available nor...

The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the world at a time when my mind has wandered in the quest to find...

Purabi Patra’s routine hasn’t changed much due to the nationwide lockdown which was enforced by the government last month to...

In the end, there is hope. Mankind has suffered worse and survived. There is no reason why it won't this...

The Encyclopaedia Britannica says that long long back it was a maxim that the plague never appeared east of the Indus...

Normally, I crave good food, which is my passion but post Masterchef, I was craving sleep and family time. Having...

I find myself in an exclamatory mood, bandying about clichés such as ‘ironical’, ‘a mockery of fate’, ‘hoist with one’s...

The COVID-19 pandemic has single-handedly been able to stall normal functioning of humankind in all possible aspects over the last...

A research sponsored by the Chinese Government in 2019 had warned of a new coronavirus from bats in China. “The...