It is time to revisit and revise all strategies that have been implemented to flatten the curve. Else, in one fell swoop, everything would turn topsy-turvy.
As the entire nation mourns the loss of Irfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that no matter how inevitable death is, when artists of such stature embrace it, they leave a vacuum behind.
It is as important to check the growth of divisive forces in the society, as it is to curb the spread of COVID-19, by therapeutic interventions, the former requires an education system oriented towards social goals.
COVID-19 is a ninja (not because it justifies the original definition of the word) because despite lacking the faculties of hearing and speech, it is so inarticulately articulate in its communication with mankind.
To avoid landing into an existential conundrum, it is important that we start giving back what mother-nature has bestowed upon us. Else, ‘to be or not to be’ will no longer remain just Hamlet’s soliloquy.
While the cooped-up citizenry is ‘busy’ figuring out ways to tip the scale in their favor, the myriad concerns that this pandemic has raised can be brought under one umbrella- ‘make a life’ vs ‘make a living’.
Medicos are blessed with tremendous fortitude which strengthens with every patient they handle. It is disheartening to know that India’s expenditure on empowering these brave souls stands at just 1.28% of the GDP.