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    Contact tracing, hotspots and plodding through sewers: Cholera in Bangalore 1895

    Alok Sarin
    20 April 2020 6:59 AM IST

    During the cholera outbreak in Bangalore in 1895, there was then, as now, a constant battle between faith and reason, both in India and the UK.

    Contact tracing, hotspots and plodding through sewers: Cholera in Bangalore 1895
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    Lockdown and loneliness: Lessons from literature
    The Eighth Column

    Lockdown and loneliness: Lessons from literature

    19 April 2020 8:59 AM IST
    How the pandemic has hit the hands that feed India
    The Eighth Column

    How the pandemic has hit the hands that feed India

    17 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Locked down, migrant workers are running out of hope
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    Locked down, migrant workers are running out of hope

    14 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    COVID-19 stigma: Indians have distanced themselves from rationality

    COVID-19 stigma: Indians have distanced themselves from rationality

    13 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    The scramble for COVID-19 vaccine and the challenges ahead

    The scramble for COVID-19 vaccine and the challenges ahead

    12 April 2020 8:59 AM IST
    What Indias wobbly healthcare system needs to survive future crises

    What India's wobbly healthcare system needs to survive future crises

    10 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    COVID-19: The wild are back to life, for now

    COVID-19: The wild are back to life, for now

    9 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Indian Muslims battle Islamophobia amid COVID-19

    Indian Muslims battle Islamophobia amid COVID-19

    8 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    COVID-19 is changing consumer behaviour and how

    COVID-19 is changing consumer behaviour and how

    7 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    How smallpox once pockmarked Bengals puja calendar  

    How smallpox once pockmarked Bengal's puja calendar  

    6 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    For COVID-19 cure, WHO unites nations for global study

    For COVID-19 cure, WHO unites nations for global study

    5 April 2020 8:59 AM IST
    COVID-19: Reel-life apocalypses feel so real now

    COVID-19: Reel-life apocalypses feel so real now

    3 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Lockdown has outed the dirty little secret of modern Indian households

    Lockdown has outed the dirty little secret of modern Indian households

    2 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengals sugar rush amid COVID-19

    Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengal's sugar rush amid COVID-19

    1 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Slum dwellers worry job loss, price rise will break their backs before COVID-19 gets them

    Slum dwellers worry job loss, price rise will break their backs before COVID-19 gets them

    31 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    COVID-19 has unmasked India — the poor are on their own

    COVID-19 has unmasked India — the poor are on their own

    S Srinivasan
    30 March 2020 6:29 AM IST

    Unfortunately for the poor, the Coronavirus continues to chase them as barriers have come up in their own villages, which wish to safeguard them...

    What simple mathematics can tell us about coronavirus

    What simple mathematics can tell us about coronavirus

    27 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    With COVID-19, we also face a pandemic of anxiety

    With COVID-19, we also face a 'pandemic' of anxiety

    26 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Coronavirus sparks xenophobia against Chinese, Northeast Indians

    Coronavirus sparks xenophobia against Chinese, Northeast Indians

    25 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Coronavirus: Its critical to understand the science to avoid the frenzy

    Coronavirus: It's critical to understand the science to avoid the frenzy

    24 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    In times of pandemic, Indias R&D begs for attention

    In times of pandemic, India's R&D begs for attention

    23 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Behind the scenes: Indian TVs good bahu, bad bahu sagas

    Behind the scenes: Indian TV's 'good bahu, bad bahu' sagas

    20 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Coronavirus is not man-made, only the rumours are

    Coronavirus is not man-made, only the rumours are

    19 March 2020 11:56 AM IST
    Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions, but for how long?

    Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions, but for how long?

    18 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    CAA, NRC: BJPs Bangladeshi termites rant is now gnawing at India-Bangla ties

    CAA, NRC: BJP's 'Bangladeshi termites' rant is now gnawing at India-Bangla ties

    17 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    As coronavirus ploughs through life, COVID-19 threatens globalised world order

    As coronavirus ploughs through life, COVID-19 threatens globalised world order

    16 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Is rightist Draupathi turning Dravidian Tamil cinema on its head?

    Is rightist Draupathi turning Dravidian Tamil cinema on its head?

    13 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    After SC lifts RBI ban, crypto startups see a sliver of hope

    After SC lifts RBI ban, crypto startups see a sliver of hope

    12 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Inside BJPs hate message factory

    Inside BJP's hate message factory

    11 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
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