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    COVID-19 stigma: Indians have distanced themselves from rationality

    Prabhakar Tamilarasu
    13 April 2020 6:29 AM IST

    A society devoid of rationalists will continue to invoke superstitious beliefs and practices. This gets amplified when top political leaders attach everything to mythology and vedas and puranas.

    COVID-19 stigma: Indians have distanced themselves from rationality
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    The scramble for COVID-19 vaccine and the challenges ahead
    The Eighth Column

    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
    The Eighth Column

    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
    The Eighth Column

    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

    30 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    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

    TV Venkateswaran
    24 March 2020 6:59 AM IST

    Like seasonal flu, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is a respiratory disease. About 80% of infected persons will recover on their own, not...

    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
    When violation cannot be justified as artistic manipulation

    When violation cannot be justified as artistic manipulation

    10 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Meghalaya: How CAA reignited the ethnic cauldron

    Meghalaya: How CAA reignited the ethnic cauldron

    9 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    How a photo archive in Puducherry helps retrieve stolen idols

    How a photo archive in Puducherry helps retrieve stolen idols

    6 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    An astronomer’s telegram: A bright red star Betelgeuse is dying

    An astronomer’s telegram: A bright red star Betelgeuse is dying

    4 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
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