The situation related to the covid-19 pandemic continuous to be worrisome across India. But one Indian State, Kerala, appears to have attracted considerable media attention for its response to the pandemic. It had an quick response strategy; it introduced mass testing early enough; it had very effective systems of home quarantine, room quarantine and reverse quarantine; it's response strategy was genuinely decentralized; and it introduced an innovative public campaign by name "Break the Chain". Today, to speak about Kerala response strategy, we have with us Dr B Ekbal, who is the member of the Kerala State Planning Board in charge of health and the Chairperson of the expert committee advising the Kerala government on its response strategy. A neurosurgeon by training, he is also one of India's most respected public health activists.