1. What is the immediate impact that reduced funding is seeing on the Malaria Control programme worldwide? How does this adversely impact key high stress countries like India and African countries? According to a recent study by Oxford Economics, the United States disbursed ~$15.6 billion for malaria control through the Global Fund (GF) and the U.S. … Read more
Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Three thrillers, three kinds of fear — from post-apocalyptic grief to digital dread and real-world horror, this week’s picks remind us that escape isn’t always comforting. Sometimes, it’s confronting. Whether it’s the infected, the haunted, or the hyper-online — each story hits a nerve, … Read more
In late March, Rakshitha A., 32, went to a stranger’s house to read a book. She settled on a sofa next to a sleepy dog, only getting up to make herself a cup of tea. Soon, she was joined by another unfamiliar woman who positioned herself at the desk in the cosy living room. The … Read more
Omakase, the archetypal antithesis of the French-style à la carte menu, is taking India’s food and beverage industry by storm. With restaurants and bars kowtowing to the Japanese dining concept that quite literally translates to ‘I leave it up to you’, Omakase has takers from Amritsar to Bengaluru. Customarily, an omakase experience demands the diners … Read more
As children, many of us paused to tap a touch-me-not plant and watch the leaves curl inward. It was a quiet kind of wonder: a plant that responded to us. Years later, I felt that same magic when I touched a metal lamp. No switch, no sound — just a soft glow that responded to … Read more
(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.) The changing face of Indian nationalism is now reflected in the country’s movies Manoj Kumar’s passing and Phule’s film … Read more
While Ooty and Coonoor have their bustling spots, imagine owning your own sanctuary of tranquility. Of waking up to crisp, eucalyptus-tinged air and setting out on long walks to de-stress from your city life. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting an “above-normal number of heatwave days” this summer, it’s no wonder people are already … Read more
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – What has April 27 ever given us? This image released by NASA shows a spacecraft entering interstellar space after three decades … Read more
Family members of Uphaar Cinema fire victims pay homage during the 18th anniversary of the tragedy in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In the pre-privatisation era, public hospitals faced huge challenges in managing patients due to overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure such as beds and equipment, and limited resources. The 1990s were also the time … Read more
Overcoming the one-inch tall barrier that most vernacular language films get buried under, Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite took home four Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, including Best Picture, becoming the first non-English film to do so. The lockdowns that followed soon after restricted the masses to the four walls of their houses as they … Read more