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After the long walk back, no soap and no work

After the long walk back, no soap and no work

Out of work, migrant workers returning to their villages across the country are facing more than the threat of hunger,…

May 8, 2020

Virtual parties fill the boredom gap

With the lockdown and the need for social distancing, apps like Houseparty are enabling people to continue with their Saturday…

May 8, 2020

Salutary confinement

Life has been quite pleasant in the multi-storey housing complex in Noida’s Paras Tierea, despite being completely sealed for two…

April 3, 2020

Nature gets breathing space

While the nation continues to be under lockdown, pollution is on the decline and wildlife is coming on to the…

April 3, 2020

Robots can come to the rescue

If all goes to plan, from Friday, 3 April, a robot will go into an isolation facility housing patients of…

April 3, 2020

Elderly in a bind

Amid the nation-wide lockdown, senior citizens living alone are finding it hard to manage their day-to-day activities When the Prime…

April 3, 2020

Desperation for government jobs a national waste

A large chunk of India’s youth spend their most productive years preparing for competitive exams, facing repeated failure and frustration.…

May 8, 2020

Once upon a plague….

With entire countries under lockdown, Albert Camus’ ‘The Plague’ provides an insight into human emotions and reactions to turmoil  In…

May 8, 2020

Good cop bites the bullet

Ajai Raj Sharma has dealt with some high profile cases in his illustrious career. He writes about it with flair…

March 27, 2020

How India nixed smallpox

Patriot looks into the National Archives to check how India dealt with a similar pandemic, the smallpox, in the 1970s…

May 5, 2020