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Yes there’s a Pandemic still, but have we Lost the Resolve to Care?

The third wave is here. It’s screeching through India’s cities and smaller towns, but the suffering of these two years, has perhaps, inured people to respond with anything but a shrug. It’s still life and death, but we are now struggling to even care.

Jagruti Verma May 24, 2016

POV

Can India Run Its Cities Without Migrant Workers?

Imagine being able to run a city without the cheap labour provided by migrant workers. Without Aziz bhai to fix the socket or Chetna didi to mop the floors, we’d be lost. But maybe the coronavirus is an opportunity for India – an opportunity to accord dignity of labour to the ones that work hardest for it.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 22, 2016

Coronavirus

Life in a Metro: How Do You Practice Social Distancing in a Mumbai Local?

Everyone says life will change after Covid-19 and that social distancing will become the norm. I hate to be a spoilsport, but I live in Mumbai, a city where 7.5 million take the local train every day. I have only one polite question to ask: How?

Hardik Rajgor May 20, 2016

Coronavirus

“When Will I See My Friends?” How To Talk to Your Children About Covid-19

While adults have coping mechanisms and access to information, what about our children who depend on us for assurance in this state of lockdown? How am I supposed to tell my six-year-old, whose greatest concern at the moment is a creepy spider hiding somewhere in our room, that I have no idea when coronavirus will all be over?

Sangeetha Bhaskaran May 15, 2016

Bollywood

From Marriage to Maternity, Anushka Sharma Does Things Her Own Way & We Love Her for That

The past nine months have been eventful for Anushka Sharma. She has turned her pregnancy into an open celebration of herself and her body. But maternity has not been the only focus of her life. Her production company’s Paatal Lok won great acclaim, she did promotions for her film Bulbbul while battling morning sickness, and modelled for Vogue.

Kahini Iyer April 19, 2016

Coronavirus

I Miss Eating in a Restaurant and It Isn’t About the Food

During the pandemic, the one thing I have missed most is being able to go to a restaurant and have a meal I enjoy. I will know things have returned to “normalcy” when we can sit in a place we love with our people, and not have to worry obsessively about who touched our food.

Sarvesh Talreja April 16, 2016

Money Matters

Has Covid-19 Made Young India More Money-Conscious?

The pandemic has forced millennials and Gen Z to reckon with an unsure future. No wonder Google searches for “how to invest” have shot up over the last year.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan April 14, 2016

Coronavirus

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

POV

Pen-demic Pals: The Joy of Connecting with Strangers During the Time of Coronavirus

During the pandemic, the penpal fad got a reboot. When I started engaging with people outside, I found a radical shift in the way I communicated. Talking to strangers gave me the sense of being in touch with an unknown world outside. It reassured me that life still existed and was not made static by how time felt so warped for me.

Sahej Marwah April 2, 2016

Coronavirus

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