Tag Archives: Uttar Pradesh
The cost of forgetting Ballia
Actively papering over the effects of extreme weather has to be the most self-destructive thing we’re capable of in the climate change era. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Op-eds
Tagged Ballia, Election Commission of India, heat wave, India Meteorological Department, Lok Sabha elections, Mirzapur, National Disaster Management Authority, The Hindu, Uttar Pradesh
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Hot in Ballia
More than half of the deaths reported during the heatwave in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this week were reported from just one district in the former, called Ballia. On (or around) June 17, the medical superintendent of the Ballia district … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged Ballia, Bihar, COVID-19 pandemic, death certificate, heatwave, Indian Council of Medical Research, Joshimath, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath
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Being apolitical doesn’t mean politics doesn’t exist
A few years ago, we had a writer who would constantly pitch articles to us about how the Indian government should be doing X, Y or Z in the fight against this or that disease. Their submissions grew quickly tiresome, … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged Anthony Fauci, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines, epidemics, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
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Review: ‘Paatal Lok’ (2020)
I binge-watched Paatal Lok today, a show on Amazon Prime India about a cynical cop who is all too familiar with how the The System works and who gets a high profile case by chance – to investigate a conspiracy … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Amazon Prime India, Ayodhya, Bundelkhand, caste violence, communalism, gratuitous violence, Hathoda Tyagi, Hindi heartland, Jigarthanda, Neeraj Kabi, neo noir, Paatal Lok, Punjab, right-wing politics, Super Deluxe, trans-women, Uttar Pradesh
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Religious sentiments: upsetting them v. getting upset
If the BJP/Congress have been offended by Prashant Bhushan’s tweet, it could only be because they have interpreted his tweet offensively. Continue reading
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Tagged gopis, Hindutva, Honour killings, Krishna, Prashant Bhushan, religious myths, religious sentiments, Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, self-determination, Uttar Pradesh, women, women's empowerment, Yogi Adityanath
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