India’s Prevention Paradox
COVID-19 has again put the failures of our health care system in the spotlight. Shefali Saldanha argues that an overhaul should bring to the forefront the conversation about preventing sickness, before treating the survivors of our failed health policy.
India's Wait for the COVID-19 Vaccine and Economic Concerns Post-Lockdown
An interview with Analyst & Writer Shefali Saldanha on the COVID-19 vaccine research, logistical challenges for India, promoting hand-washing, fighting disinformation, and much more.
What Happens After the Vaccine?
Even assuming a COVID-19 vaccine is discovered soon, past logistical challenges in India show that it is unlikely to be a quick fix. Instead, we need to address the structures in place that are causing the disease to spread rapidly around the country. By Shefali Saldanha
Poems by Aardhra Chandran: ‘Concrete trucks rumble past his fence, shaking the loose teeth / in his jaw, spitting black diesel smoke onto his holy basil plant. // He measures his life not in years, but in missing trees—/The neem chopped for wood, the mango that died of thirst.’