Partha Chakraborty- “We would lift and carry him occasionally”, says Vibha Devi, a seven-month pregnant mom about her four year old son Vishal, “but he mostly walked on his own”; seven year old daughter Anjali stands guard over her brother as their parents watch over their life’s belongings, a few canvas and jute bags […]
Partha Chakraborty- Months into COVID-19 crisis, we should come to grips with the fact that lockdown as a single silver bullet has run its course. Across the world, especially in developing economies, stalled construction sites, halted assembly lines and mothballed trucks and trains mean people most vulnerable economically are left without a way to […]
Partha Chakraborty- Trumpian bombast in cutting off WHO funding is the right shot across the bow Containment of COVID-19 in the Hubei province of China was overwhelmingly successful on paper. Even with the most recently announced the surge, the birthplace of the novel virus saw about 1 in 1000 infected, just over thirty- […]
Partha Chakraborty- Time to think how to open up the economy and deal with missing links. “No banner hung from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. No bands played the Vatican anthem. No floral arrangements decorated St Peter’s Square. Nearby streets were empty and silent”- thus began a story in The Vatican News […]
Partha Chakraborty- We need Confidence Play to win it. Onset of COVID-19 pandemic is a horror story being played with each of us as an unwitting actor. At one end is the impulse to hunker down till there is a sign from above. At the other, many are ignoring words of caution in their […]
