Monthly Archives: May 2021

Floating bodies and burning pyres

Posted on May 23, 2021 by pattysmullings

Down the Ganges they floated bodies, hundreds of them, untouched and bloated. Only a few months back the Emperor and his minions triumphantly declared Covid is dead ! Covid is dead ! All minions hailed the emperor and his many … Continue reading →

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Wrong to expect PM Modi to have handled the COVID crisis better

Posted on May 3, 2021 by pattysmullings

Yes, you read that right. It is wrong to blame the PM for the massive crisis India faces today. The fulsome criticism of the PM’s (mis)handling of the COVID crisis is based on the flawed assumption that ensuring the adequacy … Continue reading →

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