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The cost of forgetting Ballia

Jun 1, 2024 2 min read

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.…

Hot in Ballia

Jun 24, 2023 2 min read

Analysis Ballia Bihar COVID-19 pandemic death certificate heatwave Indian Council of Medical Research Joshimath Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath

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 su…

Being apolitical doesn't mean politics doesn't exist

May 1, 2021 5 min read

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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 q…

Review: 'Paatal Lok' (2020)

May 16, 2020 3 min read

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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 c…

Religious sentiments: upsetting them v. getting upset

Apr 4, 2017 2 min read

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If the BJP/Congress have been offended by Prashant Bhushan's tweet, it could only be because they have interpreted his tweet offensively.…