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Love Lockdown: You May Survive Coronavirus But Can Your Relationship?

The coronavirus outbreak will have unpredictable social outcomes, but the strain this epidemic will put on couples is all too real. Already, the divorce rate in China has spiked. Irrespective of what we learn about this novel virus, we’ll learn a whole lot about the people we live with. And not all of it will be good.

Manik Sharma April 14, 2016

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Lockdown Lessons: Is Our Wasteful Generation of Plenty Finally Learning to Ration?

Ever since the lockdown started, we’ve used up all our veggies and groceries, and nothing was left to go limp or cross its expiry date. Scarcity or survival, we’ve learned to ration out everything, and have actually ended up using a lot less.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan April 11, 2016

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Coronavirus: Why the World Needs to Take a Large Chill Pill Right Now

The world collectively is losing its shit amid the coronavirus outbreak. People everywhere are panic buying – hoarding masks, hand sanitisers, and even toilet paper. And it doesn’t stop at that. They are attacking people from China, asking them to go back and “take their coronavirus with them”.

Adhirath Sethi April 8, 2016

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Yes to Proning, No to Hoarding: A Handy Guide for COVID-19 Care at Home

If you are tending to a COVID-19 patient at home and don’t know where to begin, here are some useful tips. But before that, breathe in and breathe out.

Arré Bench April 6, 2016

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The Internet’s Latest Viral Challenge: Spread As Much Coronavirus Misinformation As You Can!

If there’s one thing the internet is truly designed for, it’s to create an explosion of misinformation when the world least needs it. So you can be sure, as reports poured in of Coronavirus cases being reported in Delhi and Telangana, “miracle cures” started appearing in none other than the home of WhatsApp uncles.

Adhirath Sethi April 5, 2016

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Working from Home: I Never Thought I’d Say This But I Miss My Office Fam

If friends are the family you choose, then your co-workers are the family you are contractually obligated to be with – for at least eight hours every day. I never thought I’d say this but by Day 6 of working from home I’m beginning to miss my office fam... a little.

Hardik Rajgor April 5, 2016

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Honest Coronavirus Fears: What If My Maid Learns about Social Distancing and Asks for Chutti?

Thanks to the million and a half articles I have read about flattening the coronavirus curve, I am imposing self-quarantine. My apartment is now overflowing with cleaning supplies, groceries, and medicines that I will probably not need, but will last me for the next five years. The only respite is antakshari on the balcony with my neighbours.

Purba Ray April 4, 2016

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Coronavirus Bingewatch: When Real Life Gets Apocalyptic, Westworld’s Sci-Fi Dystopia is Comforting

Those worried that Westworld had devolved into a stoned humanities student’s ramblings masquerading as a TV show, I’m happy to inform that era of the show has passed. So is it worth returning to Westworld? For fans, detractors, and even people quarantined because of the coronavirus, the answer is a resounding yes.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 3, 2016

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Not Just Ramayana, Here’s 12 More Classic DD Shows We’d Like to See Brought Back on Air

Ramayana isn’t the only old gem in Doordarshan’s archives. Here’s our recommendation of 12 Doordarshan serials we’d love to watch again.

Ananya N April 3, 2016

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See You On the Other Side of the Pandemic.

In the middle of a pandemic, hope is the first thing you lose. But it will pass. And when you come out on the other side, you’ll be a different person. Pubs will be full of people, you’ll enjoy your cramped train commute, you will even like the colleague you botched about for three years. There will be no more surprises.

Vishal Dayama April 1, 2016