February 2022 – Page 2 – Dr Ramakanta's Ideas

The Omicron Brothers: BA.1 & BA.2

Omicron brothers are found to be quite educated unlike their ancestors who have not yet crossed the buffalo lesson of Odia Varna-bodh. ( In the Odia vernacular primer, the Madhu Varna bodha, the very first chapter is devoted to the alphabet- ଅ with a couplet: “ଅରଣା ମଇଁଷି ରହିଛି ଅନାଇ ମଇଁଷିର ପାଶ ନ ଯାଅ ଦନାଇ।“ ThisContinue reading “The Omicron Brothers: BA.1 & BA.2”

CT value 40 in RTPCR : a Perspective

Here is a question for you. Q. How big was the 7 feet tall and 150 kilo hulk of the Great Khali when he started his life’s journey inside his mother’s womb ? A. O.1 mm to be precise. That is right. Every human being starts his life’s journey as a single cell of theContinue reading “CT value 40 in RTPCR : a Perspective”

Chairs of the Buddha Park

Whenever I have to think alone, I make it to the Buddha Park. Nicely ensconced in one of those chairs among the milling crowd of visitors, I could organise my thoughts which was not possible in the posh study of my house. These chairs in the park have given me thousand ideas. This article isContinue reading “Chairs of the Buddha Park”

Pandemic Update, 6th Feb 2022

Weekly Covid Update from various national and international sources.

The Other Pandemic

CDC has come out with a sweeping statement: Unvaccinated people are 97% more likely to die than those who are up-to-date in their vaccination. ( Link below) That is a Seminal Statement. https://www.wxow.com/coronavirus/cdc-unvaccinated-97-more-likely-to-die-of-covid-19-than-boostered/article_e3c5d37e-9891-55c2-9422-aca476260eb4.html Today we have not one but two pandemics. There is the Pandemic of Numbers of New Cases. But there is also aContinue reading “The Other Pandemic”