Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by journalist and author Abantika Ghosh, to talk about her new book 'Billions Under Lockdown: The Inside Story of India's Fight against COVID-19'. Cyrus and Abantika talk about the importance of her book in today's times, the kind of deaths and cases we saw in the 2nd wave of the pandemic, the logic of holding the Kumbh Mela deapite the pandemic being in full swing, how different states have faired in their handling of the virus, and lots more. They also talk about how Kerala understood the severity of the disease before all other states, how poorly UP faired in the same regard, the undercounting of deaths UP, and tons more. Tune in for a highly informative and important episode.Follow Abantika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abantika77Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin