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Shobha Warrier

Shobha Warrier has been associated with Rediff from its inception and currently works as Senior Editorial Director. She is also the author of five books in English, Battlefield India: 25 years of Politricks and Economix, Dreamchasers: Entrepreneurs from the South of the Vindhyas, Dreamchaers: Women Entrepreneurs from the South of the Vindhyas, His Days with Bapu, and The Little Flower girl and Others- A diary of a journalist. Her three Malayalam short story collections include Jalavidya, Meghana and Ramakundam. She won the Lalitambika Antharjanam special award in 1996 for her book, Jalavidya. She likes talking to people and listening to their stories! You can e-mail the author at shobhaw@rediff.co.in

Stories by SHOBHA WARRIER

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

What I learnt from the COVID-19 Crisis

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2020

'The virus has been ahead of us till now, and we have been chasing the virus.' 'It is time we have to be a step ahead of the virus, and this is possible only by checking the oxygen level.'

'BCCI had gone against the nation's mood'

'BCCI had gone against the nation's mood'

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2020

'Our people are crazy about cricket, but they are more crazy about their country, and their armed forces.' 'To the people of India, there is nothing that is above the nation, not even cricket.'

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Why our cities get submerged in the monsoon

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2020

'Urbanisation results in heavy rainfall events.'

What I learnt from fighting COVID-19

What I learnt from fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2020

'Social distancing, wearing masks and hygiene should be practised more strictly.'' 'People should not assemble in close spaces as the micro droplets may hang in the air and can last for a longer time.'

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2020

'As a person who has seen the treasure, I am worried about its safety.'

What SC verdict on world's richest temple means

What SC verdict on world's richest temple means

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2020

'When you have a committee, there will not be any autocracy.' 'It means one person cannot take any decision on the temple.'

'Ban on Chinese imports will cripple economy'

'Ban on Chinese imports will cripple economy'

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2020

'The ban on Chinese imports is a suicidal step.' 'This will result not only in economic depression, but in a chaotic situation.'

Modi should focus on wealth creation, not wealth distribution

Modi should focus on wealth creation, not wealth distribution

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'When you start distributing wealth, you end up distributing poverty.'

Modi must shut 20 ministries, 100 departments!

Modi must shut 20 ministries, 100 departments!

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2020

'When the country is jobless, why should I pay through my nose to feed these people who want some perks in office?' 'Let them also join India's unemployed.' 'Let them also taste the bitter medicine of being jobless.'

COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Keep science away from politics'

COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Keep science away from politics'

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2020

'No matter how much the political pressure is, I cannot say I will bring the Moon for you tomorrow!'

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

COVID-19 vaccine: 'You can't give false hope'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2020

'We are going ahead with the trials assuming what we have is the vaccine.' 'There is also a chance that what you have is not the vaccine. Then, you have to go back to the drawing board again.' 'So far, there has been no success in developing a good vaccine against coronaviruses.' 'That's why there are hundreds of trials going on at different stages in different parts of the world.'

A mask that can deactivate COVID-19

A mask that can deactivate COVID-19

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2020

'If people use the mask properly, we can confidently say that this is as protective as the best mask in the market.'<

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Can Wastewater Testing tell us more about COVID-19?

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2020

'Wastewater containing excreted material can tell us how a community is doing in a particular area pertaining to any epidemic, pandemic, and other bacterial and viral diseases.'

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2020

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.'

'I can't see an Elon Musk anywhere in India'

'I can't see an Elon Musk anywhere in India'

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2020

'Saying the private industry will come and transform India's space programme is real moonshine!'

'Vested interests want private players in space'

'Vested interests want private players in space'

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2020

'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'

'Business and war cannot go side by side'

'Business and war cannot go side by side'

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2020

'Have you met anyone who said "I will not boycott Chinese products"?'

'1,000 companies want to shift from China to India'

'1,000 companies want to shift from China to India'

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2020

'China can't stop any company from relocating to India.'

Beware of A3i, the new coronavirus strain that's spreading fast!

Beware of A3i, the new coronavirus strain that's spreading fast!

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2020

'In India, A3i is found mostly in southern India, and a few in Delhi. You don't see this strain much in, say, Gujarat or Maharashtra.'

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2020

'There is lack of demand because people have no jobs, and no income.' 'Lakhs of people have lost their jobs and they have no income which has led to no demand in the market.'