Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has taken a sensible decision to allow relatives of Covid-19 victims to take their bodies home and perform limited religious rites. With safety precautions, this doesn’t pose any extra risk. Other states should emulate Kerala immediately. That’s the least governments can do to comfort grieving families.
Don’t stop at Moderna. Approve Covovax, Pfizer, J&J too as India needs the entire buffet of vaccines
Moderna’s Covid vaccine being approved for use in India is welcome. The booster is US NIH studies’ finding that Covaxin effectively neutralises both Delta and Alpha variants. This momentum should be pushed. Covovax, Pfizer and J&J should also get permissions soon. Population India’s size needs the entire buffet of vaccines.
Religious India can’t be stuffed into a box. Together-but-separate is our ‘thali meal’ culture
The Pew survey on religious attitudes can stump anyone looking to stuff Indians into a box. It confirms what we always knew – that Indians respect others’ religions, value diversity, but don’t want interfaith marriage. Together-but-separate is India’s ‘thali meal’ culture. Ambedkar’s call for mixed marriages finds few takers even today.