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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

Coronavirus

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

Gender

“It Must Be My Fault.” Why Women Find It Difficult to Walk Out of an Abusive Relationship

For years, I lived with my abusive husband and often found myself feeling guilty and begging to make amends. That’s the thing about manipulative relationships. Years of trauma makes you believe that you are incapable of breaking free. It’s called learned helplessness.

Vaishnavi Sundar March 18, 2016