Do not let the crisis go waste
India is presently passing through the worst phase of the pandemic. The scenes at hospitals, crematoriums, pathological labs, and in homes are heart-wrenching. Many young lives are being lost for want of basic facilities like medical oxygen and ventilators. Distressed and anguished citizens are begging for help, but to little avail. It is distressing to find that there is no dearth of people who are trying to take advantage of this calamity by hoarding and black marketing essential drugs and medical equipment. The worst part is to find that many highly educated and influential people, who have developed symptoms of the disease, not getting themselves tested or not disclosing it to their contacts; and thereby accelerating the spread. Many people with symptoms have traveled in public transport risking the lives of co-passengers and adding to the alacrity of spread. Last year we all had seen disturbing visuals of pandemic aftermath from developed countries like US, UK, Spain, Italy, e...