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Thanks to the Pandemic, Socialising Again may be Our Toughest Challenge Yet

The pandemic has introduced such lethargy into our systems that we struggle to even do bare minimum of modern day socializing – text each other. To re-enter the world, I realised would take gargantuan effort, for this pandemic has turned even formal socializing into a ‘project’.

Yashodhara Sirur April 1, 2016

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In Twitter We Trust: How the Social Network Has Turned into a COVID-19 Directory

As COVID-19 hits home for lakhs of families, complaints on Twitter about having to work from bedrooms and Zoom fatigue have slowly made way for urgent pleas for hospital beds, Oxygen cylinders, and medicines. And the Twitterverse has stepped up, providing details of beds available, preparing a list of oxygen suppliers, compiling Google docs with information on where to find the life-saving Remdesivir and more.

Aditya Bhalla March 26, 2016

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Why I Stopped Lounging in My Nightie & Started Dressing Up in Quarantine

A few days into last year’s lockdown, I fell into the liberating routine of hanging around in my nightwear, eating junk, and binge-ing Netflix into the wee hours. That’s when my spirits nose-dived. I was anxious all the time. I knew I had to have a self-care routine, but where would I start?

Radhika Oltikar March 24, 2016

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My Grandpa’s Solitary Funeral Amid the Pandemic Reminded Me that We Need a Community to Grieve

I lost my grandfather during Covid-19, and his funeral, attended by just a few close relatives, really brought home the meaning of the phrase, “grief is communal”. It is only in the absence of community that I feel the need for more people to validate my own sadness, to stand testament to the life my grandfather led.

Sarvesh Talreja March 23, 2016

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A Coronavirus Survivor’s Tale: How Covid-19 Attacks Your Life, Not Just Your Body

Sumiti Singh, a young entrepreneur, was among the first few confirmed Covid-19 positive cases in Ahmedabad. She is also the first to have returned home to a loud cheer from her friends and neighbours – and wants everyone to know that even if they are diagnosed with the infection, they should stay calm.

Runa Mukherjee March 23, 2016

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It Starts with One: A League of Ordinary Men and Women Trying to Save India Running Out of Breath

As the second wave of the pandemic hit us, our timelines were flooded with SOS calls. We were all filled with despair but then a few among us decided to do something about it. This is the story of those men and women, who started by making one phone call, running one errand, verifying one source, and haven’t stopped since.

Sahej Marwah March 23, 2016

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Wash Your Hands But Please Turn Off the Tap. We Are on the Verge of a Water Crisis

The current coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how we need to use our resources sustainably. For us, hand washing is routine, but for many marginalised people across the world, it’s a luxury. In slums and refugee camps, where supply is erratic they need to ration their water.

Somdyuti Datta March 18, 2016

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We’ve Made It This Far. And That is a Christmas Miracle

In a turbulent 2020, the Christmas miracle is that we have made it this far, and that the vaccine rollout is all set to turn the tide in our favour. And for that, we must be thankful.

Arré Bench March 14, 2016

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Plumber, Electrician, & Cook Rolled into One: How to Ace Lockdown-induced DIY Lifestyle

Privileged middle-class India has never had to get our hands dirty at “manual” tasks like cleaning and fixing broken switches. But the Covid-19 lockdown has ensured that many of us are doing on our own things we might have paid people to do for us. This week, I honed my cooking skills and cleaned out my AC filter and my computer keyboard.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan March 13, 2016

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Coronavirus Lockdown: Why Contagion is the Most Watched Film Today

In Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, a virus that originated in Hong Kong, after a bat defecated in a pig pen, is the cause of a pandemic that brings the world to a standstill. The 2011 medical thriller, stacked with eerie parallels to Covid-19, has turned into a prophetic disaster movie of our times – one that foreshadowed the depravity of mankind and the apathy of governments, in alarming detail.

Poulomi Das March 12, 2016