Redefining Horizons

Destroying Models Opinion and truth, make a strange couple. Opinions, are created. It can even destroy truth.  Loud anchors and doctored visuals dish out facts distorted beyond recognition, tell-tale marks intact, persuading us to believe. As truth lie buried deep, opinions cloud our thoughts and dictate our actions. Welcome to the world of prime-time TV discussions! The prime-time discussion one day was dedicated to the figures of seroprevalence in the country. Results of the fourth round of national sero-survey conducted by the ICMR had just become 'known'. Some participants seemed genuinely concerned. One, visibly upset, was breathing fire.   “ Look at the s erosurveillance figures! Kerala is the lowest in the country! Their immunity is the lowest. One of the smallest states, the biggest contributor to covid cases in the country, more than half the country’s cases from there. ” In another outburst on a regional channel a self-depreciating participant lamented, “ T...

Ant and The Grasshopper The story of the ant and the grasshopper must have been narrated countless times in our childhood. The ant survived the famine and the famished grasshopper perished! Most of us, forced to by our kids or grandchildren would have re-narrated the story with all the sound and action to make it captivating. The last line is often about the moral of the story! They say all these childhood stories convey some profound message, which we conveniently forget as we grow up.  Let us recall the story in another setting!! The 'covidian' setting! Did it evolve naturally or was it synthesised for weaponisation? Even as debates rage, accusations denials and counters fly, covid continues to wreak havoc across the world. The second wave was deadlier than the first and everyone is now talking of a third.  Will there be a third wave? Will it be deadlier? Then what do we do? What Numbers Say A distinct rise, a fall and the relative calm thereafter is referred to as a p...