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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/abantika77 Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected] Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

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