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Chandni Chowk

A silver bullet for the kings of flawed logic

In the epic Mahabharat, a Yaksh (demigod) asked Yudhishtir a few questions as a condition for bringing his four siblings back to life. They had been struck dead for their refusal to answer them before drinking water from the lake guarded by the Yaksh. One of his questions was ‘Kim ashcharyam?’ (What is surprising?). Yudhishtir’s reply was ‘We all know that death is inevitable. Yet, we take life for granted and live and behave as if we are immortal. That is ashcharyam (surprising).’

Business as usual in Covid time

The grimmer a picture is painted by health statisticians every evening, the greater urgency one sees on the streets. This is despite an early onset of winter, and continuing reports of polluted air.