Book Review: This Novel Weaves A Thrilling Fantasy To Introduce The Future Warriors Of Dharma To Present Kurukshetra
by Aravindan Neelakandan - Mar 9, 2021 06:16 AM
Treasure of the Pandavas, by Victor Cosmos.
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The book is a fabulous attempt at introducing the most intricate web of the spiritual dimensions of
Dharma and the present-day Kurukshetra to the next generation.
Treasure of the Pandavas: (Guardians of the Dharma Book 1).
Victor Cosmos. Bowker. 697 pages. Kindle.
Disha Ravi is only a symptom. A serious one but only a symptom. The disease is much more serious.
We have failed to make the gen next see the real battlefield. The youth need adventure. And todayâs youth, who grew up with Harry Potter, want to slay Voldemort.
Low dose of AstraZeneca may be key to success
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January 16, 2021 12.04am
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Your writer mentions the mystery of the 90 per cent efficacy rate for those people who accidently received a low dose in the AstraZeneca trial, followed by a standard dose ( Gambling on the right vaccine , January 15). No matter why it happens, why not adopt this as standard immunisation practice rather than implement a procedure with only 65 per cent efficacy?
Diana Wyndham, North Sydney
Reluctance to adopt the AstraZeneca vaccine compared with Pfizer vaccine centres around the efficacy disparity - 65 per cent versus 90 per cent in the latter ( Comparing virus shots is tricky, especially at speed , January 15). Although not yet fully understood, a half dose of the AstraZeneca given first by mistake followed by a full dose produced 90 per cent efficacy in phase three of the trial. Why woul