The Gods that Failed

Perfumes and Prophylactics

Smell has always played a critical role in dealing with sickness and cure

Planet First

We cannot win against pandemics without tackling climate change

Of Saints and Pandemics

How religion fuels the fear of contagion in southern Italy

Don’t Be Scared but Be Smart

Corona advisory for diabetics

Uncle Sam Goes Viral

A footloose economy, decentralised democracy and an incompetent president have made America especially vulnerable

Smriti Model

She sent food packets to villagers in her constituency

Apropos of Tablighi

It is science, not ideology, that will save us from religious contagion

Bad News

The government’s self-goal in trying to control what the media reports on the pandemic

Quarantine Notebook