Two major hospitals in Mumbai (Wockhardt & Jaslok) have become containment zones due to the spread of Covid-19. No, it wasn’t because of Tablighi Jamat. It’s bcoz we have no basic standard operating protocol or personal protective equipment for health workers at the frontline.

Whenever anxiety or panic creeps up on me, my go-to relief has been to look for ideas, visuals, and rhetoric that is beyond the human-centered lives that we lead. Let me introduce you to this fantastic visualization by Neal Agarwal Calming AF. neal.fun/deep-sea/

Wrote some stream of consciousness prose/short story. Read it if you've nothing better to do. Wouldn't recommend it much though. medium.com/@bhargavprasad…

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” science.thewire.in/environment/co…

How to get Charlie Kaufman to release AntKind NOW?

On Lockdown | #COVID19 Objective is to stop the advance of virus. Don't get trapped in war metaphors; not a mere policing issue. Enforcement is one part; people's participation matters most. Also: 👥 Support for the affected 🤝 Communal harmony 📍 Local Self Govts 📢 Awareness

It's raining. Is this good? Has it always rained this early in April? I honestly do not remember. Climate change? Yes? Questions? Answers? ? ? ? ? ? ?

CHOR CHOR PETTI CHOR!

DEI! Pinna yen da lockdown extend panrenga?

Paranoia is now perennial.

nytimes.com/2020/04/09/cli…

Ah, wearing a facemask for a zoom meeting. Sums up India's COVID response, which is high on tokenism & low on common sense to a T.

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

At least by virtue of sharing borders, can TN also learn a thing or two maybe?

Just saw a "Title Announcement" Poster for a Vishnu Vishal film. Modiji ku Tamil cinema la nalla edhirkaalam irruku.

Any clusters from Tirupathi yet?

Otha

States are not allowed to purchase PPE kits, only center will do it & then send it to states CSR funds not allowed for CM relief fund but only for PM Cares Muzzling the federal structure, BJP Govt is robbing the state Govts off any opportunity to help people. THIS IS CRIMINAL!