Episodes

  • Samanth Subramanian on India’s Vaccine Conundrum

    Samanth Subramanian on India’s Vaccine Conundrum
    Jul 9 2021
    One of the enduring puzzles about the tragic second wave of COVID is how India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, faces an alarming shortage of vaccines. A new essay by the journalist Samanth Subramanian for the online news organization Quartz argues that there’s no single answer, but rather a “timeline of dysfunction” marked by what he calls “government negligence, corporate profiteering, opaque contracting, and the inequities of the global pharmaceutical market." Samanth is a senior reporter at Quartz covering the future of capitalism. He has previously written for the Guardian Long Read, the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and WIRED. He's also the author of three books, including A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of JBS Haldane, one of the New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2020. Samanth is Milan’s guest on the show this week and the two discuss how the Indian government has managed the deadly second wave of the COVID pandemic, the role the Serum Institute of India and its enigmatic CEO have played in India’s vaccine production, and the patchy rollout of the government’s vaccine delivery. Plus, the two discuss what the United States and the international community must do to help vaccinate the developing world.
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    48 mins
  • Delta Plus Variant EXPLAINED

    Delta Plus Variant EXPLAINED
    Jul 9 2021
    The new Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and one of the drivers of the deadly second wave. Tune in with Rohini and Sachin to know what is it & why it may trigger a 3rd Covid wave in Maharashtra?
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    5 mins
  • Busting myths around vaccine side-effects

    Busting myths around vaccine side-effects
    Jul 8 2021
    In this episode, Rohini & Sachin talks about a viral message stating that a person should not take any anaesthesia injections after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine & they also bust some other myths around the Covid-19 vaccine which are getting viral.
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    19 mins
  • Niha Masih on Reporting on India's COVID-19 Crisis

    Niha Masih on Reporting on India's COVID-19 Crisis
    Jul 8 2021
    Niha Masih, “My whole family was infected in India’s devastating coronavirus surge. Not all survived,” Washington PostNiha Masih and Taniya Dutta, “As India’s pandemic surge eases, a race begins to prepare for a possible next wave,” Washington PostNiha Masih, “India’s coronavirus crisis spreads to its villages, where health care is hard to find,” Washington PostJoanna Slater, Niha Masih, and Shams Irfan, “In an Indian city, obituaries reveal missing coronavirus deaths and untold suffering,” Washington PostJoanna Slater and Niha Masih, “In India’s devastating coronavirus surge, anger at Modi grows,” Washington PostMilan Vaishnav, “Will voters hold Modi to account for India’s covid-19 crisis? Don’t bet on it,” Washington Post“Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan on the political and foreign policy ramifications of India's COVID second wave,” Grand Tamasha“Samanth Subramanian on India’s Vaccine Conundrum,” Grand Tamasha“Anup Malani on India’s COVID Second Wave,” Grand Tamasha
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    32 mins
  • Could Covid deaths be 10 times the declared number?

    Could Covid deaths be 10 times the declared number?
    Jul 8 2021
    In the latest episode of On The Record, Hindustan Times’ Sunetra Choudhury speaks with Professor Chinmay Tumbe on the number of Covid-19 deaths in India. Tumbe, The author of a highly regarded book called 'The Age of Pandemics', has also studied the death toll of the present Covid pandemic. He throws light on the number of excess deaths in some of the large states of the country.
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    21 mins
  • Maharashtra government extends lockdown to June 15

    Maharashtra government extends lockdown to June 15
    May 31 2021
    Even as Maharashtra’s Covid19 cases over the past few days have fallen, the state government has extended the ongoing lockdown by two more weeks, until 7 am on June 15. Tune in to know about the relaxations & extension of timings with RJ Rohini & Sachin Kalbag.
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    5 mins
  • When to get vaccinated post covid and Black Fungus- Dr Faheem Younus Answers our questions

    When to get vaccinated post covid and Black Fungus- Dr Faheem Younus Answers our questions
    May 20 2021
    Chief of infectious diseases, University of Maryland Dr Faheem Younus talks to Hindustan Times' Sunetra Choudhury about Black Fungus and why it is ok to trust the government when it says take #vaccine after 3 months post Covid recovery.
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    33 mins
  • Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine

    Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine
    May 10 2021
    We have entered the third phase of vaccination and we all have several questions in our minds regarding the same, so in this episode of WhatsApp University Rohini and Sachin answered some doubts and questions, we asked the netizens regarding the vaccination process. Tune in to get all your questions answered!
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    36 mins