Coronavirus Archives

Is Coronavirus Bringing Out the Worst in Indians?

Yes, coronavirus makes you sick with flu-like symptoms but it also sucks out all the decency out of you. A pandemic that threatens your life as much as it threatens that of others is all it takes for the facade of humanity to slip.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan July 28, 2016

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“Beta, Mask Pehno?”: How I Dodged the Coronavirus to Bali and Back

Paranoia was my co-passenger on the flight to Bali. We were handed small, yellow forms from the Indonesian Health Ministry to self-declare any symptoms. This caused me a fright, because as someone who passive smokes by calling Mumbai home, I’ve had a small cough for as long as I remember.

Sarvesh Talreja July 19, 2016

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“I Coughed? Do I Have Covid-19?”: What It Means to Be a Hypochondriac in the Time of Coronavirus

As Covid-19 achieves top-disease status, one that promises to spread as much misinformation online as it does respiratory issues, it’s been getting harder to self-diagnose. So naturally, the first thing any hypochondriac worth their imaginary tingling sensation will do is google “Do I have coronavirus?”

#VALUE! July 16, 2016

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“Mama I’m Coming Home”: Why We Seek for the Comfort of Our Parents When a Crisis Like Covid Hits

For the longest of time, my family has tried to cajole me into living closer to home. But I’ve always wanted “freedom”, a life away from my parents. Now as the second wave surges and I battle a fever, I long for their care and their reassuring voice, something my social networks just can’t provide.

Manik Sharma July 15, 2016

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You Don’t Need to “Make the Most” of the COVID-19 Life: In Defence of Doing Nothing

I planned to use quarantined living to go all guns blazing on “Project Me”. I zealously attended every online fitness class, gorged down pending reads, and even excitedly brewed my own Dalgona coffee… only to find myself exhausted, sad, and sapped.

Swarnim Jain July 9, 2016

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In an Unequal World, Coronavirus is a Humbling Equaliser

It has taken an imperceptible virus to remind us that the differences we have spent years identifying in each other are, essentially, irrelevant. Unlike humans, Covid-19 does not discriminate or heed privilege and will therefore, inevitably become a humbling equaliser in an unequal world.

Manik Sharma July 8, 2016

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#FitnessGoals at Home: Dealing With Coronavirus Celebrity Style

From Katrina Kaif to Shilpa Shetty, celebrities have been taking to TikTok and Instagram to show off their #HomeFitness routines. The novel coronavirus Covid-19 may have gotten all the gyms put on a temporary lockdown, but for fitness enthusiasts, the grind never stops!

Arré Bench July 6, 2016

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Modiji Did What I Couldn’t! Convinced My Parents to Stay at Home

For some, PM Narendra Modi’s advice to wash hands and self-quarantine is a rehash of what we already know. But Modiji was really having a heart-to-heart with the nation’s boomer parents, who’ve spent the last two weeks scoffing at “karunavirus”. The roles have reversed and millennials are having to parent their parents.

Kahini Iyer July 1, 2016

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Suspect Thy Neighbour: Coronavirus Fears Are Turning People Next-Door Against Each Other

The WhatsApp mob is especially active now that we are in the grip of Covid-19. Neighbours are turning against each other. People living in the same area as a 22-year-old Ahmedabad patient, ravaged her social media profiles and circulated her photos. A Chinese man in Greater Noida feared being lynched.

Runa Mukherjee June 17, 2016

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What the World Needs Right Now is Kindness, Not Judgy Souls Who Mock at Someone’s Instagram

For everyone who is policing people on social media, taking exception to folks posting selfies and travel photos, please back off. People who share daily workouts or coronavirus jokes are not being insensitive, self-centred louts. They are trying to hold on to some semblance of normalcy. It helps them stay afloat instead of drowning in self-pity.

Purba Ray June 10, 2016