In coronavirus times, what Kerala thinks today, India should think tomorrow. Kerala has over 800 Covid cases, yet so far only 4 have died. Mortality in other states is far higher. For example Gujarat, with one of the highest mortality rates in India is reporting over 800 deaths with over 13,000 cases. Kerala was once derided for its failure to create jobs, for the “killing fields” of Kannur. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath mocked Kerala’s healthcare record and Prime Minister Narendra Modi described infant mortality among Kerala adivasis as worse than Somalia. But today the internationally acclaimed Kerala model has delivered better than the trumpeted Gujarat model.
Arundyuti Das Basu
It’s not just Kerala. South India as a whole is managing Read More
