Myth of “Allopathy treats only symptoms and does not cure the disease”
Modern medicine does cure. Allopathy is a misnomer. Traditional knowledge systems do have a role in mainstream medicine.
Tag: india
The Leftist Clown Prince
Rahul Gandhi’s Idea of India is dangerous to the existence of India
Celebrating our Scientists, Reliving The Trauma
The Vaccine War: Movie Review Rating: 8/10 The latest offering by Vivek Agnihotri is a daring venture: a tribute to the scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) who played a vital role in India’s battle against the COVID pandemic. The movie is an adaptation of Balram Bhargava’s book Going Viral. It sensitively […]
Thank you, FPJ and Dr Harish Shetty!
The Free Press Journal kindly listed me among the “Angels of Mumbai” in 2021 for a few things we did to help our fellow citizens during this COVID pandemic. I am pleasantly surprised, and a bit overwhelmed at the acknowledgment. It is only a small contribution in a colossal global catastrophe running over the past […]
Putting #IndiaFirst: India Positive Citizen Perspectives, by Savitha Rao: Book Review
“Building a great Nation, one India Positive action at a time” and “Putting #IndiaFirst”: this is the philosophy behind Savitha Rao’s self-published book – a compilation of short life histories and thoughts of well-known and not-so-well-known inspirational people in India from various walks of life. Each of these esteemed persons brings in their unique perspective […]
Booster dose for COVID vaccination: Needed or Not?
It is well known that two doses of COVID vaccination – whether it is Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Covishield or Covaxin – offer excellent protection against moderate and severe COVID (95-97%) but not against mild and asymptomatic disease (28%). Booster doses have been a matter of speculation since the early days of COVID vaccination when it was […]
“Excess Mortality” due to COVID: A reality check
It has long been speculated that the actual mortality due to COVID pandemic is much higher than official numbers, not only in India but in several other countries. New York Governor Andre Cuomo has been caught repeatedly fudging mortality data. The UK government too was accused of under-reporting COVID deaths in the first wave of […]
Third Wave and Vaccine Hesitancy: new article on The True Picture
The good folks at thetruepicture.org have kindly carried my article on the imminent third wave of COVID and strategies to tackle vaccine hesitancy. Third Wave and Vaccine Hesitancy
Project Sharan: An initiative to support education of COVID orphans
The ongoing COVID pandemic has devastated several thousands of families. It is estimated that over 10,000 families have lost one parent and over 1,000 children have lost both parents in the second wave alone. Through our non-profit PEHL Services, we aim to support the education of a hundred children from lower socioeconomic strata who have […]
COVID-19 Treatment & Vaccination: A Potential Model for Upgrading India’s Public Health System
As the nation’s COVID vaccination program takes off in earnest, a most striking feature has been the near-flawless conduction of the program at government hospitals as well as outsourced COVID facilities. The government’s rollout has received a staggeringly high 97% positive rating by healthcare workers, who were the first to receive the vaccines in the […]