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Author: Land of the Wilted Rose (Rupa); Love & Honour (Bloomsbury); Rat Eater (Bloomsbury). Consulting Editor & Columnist: Swarajya. RTs, Likes ≠ Endorsements.

Joined April 2013

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    Delighted to announce the publication by of the revised edition of The Rat Eater, a novel co-authored with . Link for paperback and kindle [Read the first two chapters via 'Look Inside']:

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  2. CoVID Deaths per million [As on June 7, 2020] Spain: 575 Ahmedabad: 120 Mumbai: 78 Delhi: 29 Kolkata: 22 Chennai: 14 Hyderabad: 2 Bengaluru: 1 India: 4

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  3. STOP scaring people. In absence of Antibody testing, the ONLY metric that is worth considering is Deaths per million. And there: Spain: 575 per million (Ranked 4) India: 4 per million (Ranked 120)

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  4. Making sense of the CoVID numbers, especially of Delhi. My views on with .

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  5. Antibody results of Madrid just announced by the Health Ministry (second round) estimate 11.4% or 760,000 Madrilenians had CoVID, 11 times more than thought earlier (through RT-PCR). Death Rate reduced to 1.1% from a massive 12.7%. Delhi is yet to report a single antibody test.

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  6. The decision by Jharkhand seems to be politically motivated. Doubtless, the Chinese Gandhis are at it again. My views on with .

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  7. My freewheeling discussion with the fabulous , on a host of issues. Do watch, and please subscribe to his channel.

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  8. I am a fan of 's podcasts - the calming voice that absolves your guilt besides, they discuss issues we tend to ignore amid the hustle of our daily lives; like today's podcast that talks of how we interact with our doctors. A must-listen.

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  9. Didi proposes; Didi disposes. My views on with , on the controversy surrounding the free pass given to Tablighis in Bengal.

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  10. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. To allow Shaheen bagh to be resurrected on the same illegal protest site would be a grave dereliction of duty by the State. My views on with .

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  11. A must-read piece on how, just for voicing anger against the discriminatory practice of Halal meat processing - where ONLY a Muslim male can be employed - made the object of a hate campaign resulting in withdrawal of ads. I support OpIndia.

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  12. Replying to

    When you look death STRAIGHT in the eye. And WIN. [Tank Man, clicked by Jeff Widener.] Today marks the thirty-first anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in which 10,454 people were killed. NEVER forget. CPI(M) passed a resolution HAILING the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

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  13. New evidence suggests SARS-CoV2 causes blood vessels to leak and the blood to clot, sparking inflammation resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Scientists think anti-clotting drugs or Statins might be of some help. (via )

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  14. Even after the startling revelations of today, to those who insist on calling the Delhi riots a pogrom, I ask: Were the 15 Hindus including Ankit converted to Islam before they were murdered? My views on with

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    Jun 3

    Saba Naqvi & her ilk play the victim card after initiating attacks against those who disagree with them. If the ENTITLED lot is going to SLANDER people like Anand & me, they will sure get it back from us. She provoked him multiple times; see @ 1:45 & 3:05.

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  16. On the hate, selectivity, lies, and propaganda of the Kitty-party journalist who rakes the blackboard of journalism (like Quint in Jaws) every night with her manicured fingernails.

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  17. The chargesheet of Tahir Hussain exposes the vile propaganda of those who claimed that Delhi riots were were not riots but a pogrom, that Hindus weren't victims in it. My views on with .

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  18. The thin lines that separate anarchism, communism, and revolution are there for a purpose - hopscotch. And these urban naxals turned bourbon naxals have perfected the art of jumping from one square to another. My views on .

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    That mobile phone that you are using to tweet your call to boycott Chinese products contains Gallium, Indium, and Tin, all of which are mined almost exclusively in China. Yes, the world must retaliate and China must pay for ruining the world economy. But think this through.

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  20. Antibody results of New York just published (non-peer-reviewed) estimate more than 2 million New Yorkers, 14% of the population, were ALREADY infected by March, 10 times more than thought earlier. Death Rate therefore was 0.3% and not 4.2%

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  21. From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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