TR EMERITUS

I would rather not play the blame game and support our Government’s efforts to fight this dastardly disease in the face of the explosive spread of the virus globally. However, on several fronts we have already failed miserably and we cannot cry over spilt milk; I will no doubt raise these failures at the appropriate juncture... 

My little lime tree has been completely stripped off its leaves. My neighbour Rita and I have decided that human hands have been at the bottom of this misdeed. Does somebody in my block think that these lime leaves will keep away the coronavirus ? Quite Possible. People, I hear are sniffing cut onions and leaving sliced onions... 

Supplies of everyday medicine, think pain-reliever paracetamol, face a threat. India one of the world’s largest exporter of drugs, relies on China for 70% of its raw pharmaceutical ingredients. The Indians are not getting the ingredients because of China’s very responsible attitude of lock-down in response to the Wuhan virus,...