Sushmita Pathak
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Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month. -
![Dr. Gagandeep Kang, an infectious diseases researcher at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, says "[the virus] could have been completely out of control in India."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c639d10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2208x1230+0+213/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fgk1220_2-7b0fa169d83a323ce0e53c6c4e5a1962c8adbdb5.jpg)
Dr. Gagandeep Kang says the pandemic's toll on India has been much less than what she had feared. She reflects on what the country has learned over the past few months. -
Folks in other countries have figured out ways to hold a safe traditional celebration at a time of quarantines and lockdowns. Here are a few hacks they've devised. -
New Delhi has some of the dirtiest air in the world, and smog is complicating COVID-19 cases. The upcoming sparkler-filled holiday of Diwali is expected to make air quality even worse.
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Local sources say there's been a spike in child marriage during the pandemic. A key reason: By marrying off girls early, poor families have one less mouth to feed in desperate times. -
New confirmed cases in India have been dropping recently. But the Hindu festival season, local elections and seasonal air pollution are raising concerns that the virus could surge again. -
The nation's confirmed coronavirus infections exceed 4.2 million, overtaking Brazil, with 4.1 million. The worst-affected country remains the U.S., far ahead with nearly 6.3 million cases. -
In February, the group of young, acrobatic dancers took the top prize. But the pandemic has put their dreams on hold — and had a disastrous impact on family life. -
The TV series, which debuted on the streaming service this month, has sparked debates about colorism, classism and casteism. -
India has been breaking its own record for new cases almost every day. Only the United States and Brazil have more confirmed cases, and India is slowly climbing toward Brazil's figures.
![Dr. Gagandeep Kang, an infectious diseases researcher at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, says "[the virus] could have been completely out of control in India."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1045711/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2208x1230+0+213/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F12%2F29%2Fgk1220_2-7b0fa169d83a323ce0e53c6c4e5a1962c8adbdb5.jpg)
