Sunday, September 5, 2021

Lingering effects of the pandemic

 the pandemic has strengthened the position of China and left India confronting its weaknesses. This should lead to course correction. Hopefully, that is not too difficult.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

post the pandemic - a terrible time in India -- is it time to leave?

 The visas for a foreign country have arrived. Yet, here i am dithering.... 


well i am over 40 now, and now its perhaps not about me anymore.... But the way India is going seems scary for me personally. Should we move? or not.... the coming few months will probably not just determine my destiny but that of the next generation. Unknown to him, decisions are being taken which will alter the course of his life and identity forever.. 

The pandemic laid bare the inadequacy of the Indian state like never before. This would have happened no matter which government is in power, as the healthcare system is underfunded and more of a business than a public necessity. 

I lost relatives, saw death up close and the sight of the flames blazing forth, searing the coal black night skies is a sight i shall never forget.