This was the face we saw so often on TV during the pandemic. A true scientist- unafraid to speak her mind! Behind that smiling face lives a brilliant mind, deeply knowledgeable but brutally frank!
Her focus has been on viral infections in children, and the testing of rotaviral…

The Supreme court bench has refused to accept an apology from Patanjali for earlier defying the law and cocking a snook at it.
The trouble is that India operates at different levels of understanding of the law and justice. Vast multitudes in India think money and muscle is…

Here is my veggy vendor who has acquired a battery operated rickshaw at Rs 30,000.His full battery runs 45 kms! I spent Rs 220 today on 2-3 days veggies.Most people here with larger families spend~Rs 500/ every other day. He sells to some 20 families daily.Think!

If unemployment among the educated has reached such unacceptable proportions,it is really surprising that there is no reaction from affected people on social media or in Opeds in the print media.Or am I unaware? livemint.com/news/india/une…

Whoever thought India's fertility rate would plummet, thus? CSR funding should get re-channelled to fill the gaps in demand as peplease live longer.Unless the working age population is skilled/ educated the advantage of our demographic dividend can be squandered.…

Most politicians don’t want an intelligent population because people who can think critically are difficult to be ruled.

Attending a memorial for Rathikant Basu in IIC. Basu was the legendary IAS officer who metamorphosed Doordarshan and went on to run Star TV. I did an interview with him some yars ago. Here it is!
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IVF is a boon for infertile couples but they must stay alive to the risks. My piece today in The Tribune covering the law and regulations governing #IVF . The article is pegged to the story of rapper #Moosewala 's 58 year old mother birthing his sibling !…

It is a case of cowardice. No one wants to face the odium that organized groups can heap upon the authorities if they dare to enforce the law on stray dogs. It is much easier to hide behind the AWB rules (first issued by Ministry of Culture two decades ago and not the Ministry…

My TV is on but remains muted 90 % of the time. Loathsome to see anchors either pouring sarcasm or cutting short inconvenient (non- political panelists)-saying something interesting - literally mid- sentence!
Thankfully watching you- tube videos on the I- pad or phone is…

Sunday morning !

Symbolic gestures lke this aactually uuplift women to aspire and persevere ! Well done Air India!
hindustantimes.com/india-news/air…

Brilliant ad concept and execution by #Puma 👌🔥👍👏

Watched the new Kiran Rao / Amir Khan production 'Laapataa Ladies' in a PVR theater- last evening. The balcony was almost empty. Great film but without tension, dhishoom- dhishoom, fights, songs and dancing obviously it had few takers.
But the social messages in the film are…

Amazing that France is the first country llikely to make abortion a constitutional right. It is sure to be accepted and gives a symbolic boost to the the Government and substantial boost to women's rights.

hindustantimes.com/world-news/fra…

SC overturning MPs immunity from criminal prosecution for accepting bribes to vote in Parliament is most welcome. It should never have happened in the first place!
But bribery isn't always carried out with money. Quid pro quos are also bribery!

As International Women’s Day draws near, some points to ponder:
1. Without question, women’s brains are different from men’s.
2. Most women can think ahead like a game of chess, especially where human relationships are involved .
3. Women can multitask.Their brains are wired…

Thanks Doc! What you say is so true.
Consumers could benefit so much if Allopathy and Ayush stopped fighting and viewed things from one lens - giving benefit to the consumer / patient through harnessing each systems strengths - for public benefit. But safety and efficacy…

Today's The Indian Express has a story on the mess that 13 out of 15 public libraries run by Municipal Corporation of Delhi face. Politics must never be allowed to destroy public libraries.
Libraries are a solace or a haven for students, the elderly, kids and thousands of ordinary people in search of…

This analysis of SC judges attributed to Fali Nariman sounds right to me : 'He divided judges into three categories: ones with a political agenda, ones with a social one, and ones with no agenda'--in an article titled Farewell Fali in Supreme Court Observer.