Coronavirus Archives

Those Still Thinking of Taking that Last Flight to Goa, It’s a Lockdown. Not a Holiday

On a Facebook group that I am a part of, someone was looking for a companion to cycle to Lonavala. Yet another family has taken off to Goa. Now is the time to to contain your wanderlust and stay the fuck home.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan June 7, 2016

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Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai: How I Travelled to Vietnam Amid the Coronavirus Scare

A few months back, a vacation in Vietnam with my adult daughter seemed like the best idea ever. We were going to traverse the country on cheap flights, recharge ourselves with Vietnamese coffee, and come back with enough Instagrammable material. That was before the Coronavirus scare.

Purba Ray June 4, 2016

Gender

Welcome, “Corona Kumar”: An Upgraded Version of Masculinity for the Post-Pandemic Age

Thanks to Covid-19 and spending “quality time” playing Rummy with their wives or taking over the responsibility of dish-washing, I see our fathers and uncles trying to be more pati and less parmeshwar. Not to be left behind, single men in their 20s and 30s are also reading the room. I call these men “Corona Kumars”.

Pragya Lal June 3, 2016

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What Do Coronavirus, Spanish Flu, and Ebola Have in Common? Terrible Timing

Epidemics like Coronavirus or Swine Flu are always unwelcome, but what makes them even more deadly is their timing. As the world faces the possibility of an economic slowdown, an outbreak of this scale is the last thing we need.

Adhirath Sethi May 27, 2016

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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

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Hey Corona Warriors, Can You Please Stop Social Distancing from Your Intellect?

This isn’t the war against the virus – we are waging a war against stupidity, because this time we are as weak as our weakest link. We can wash our hands a zillion times, but if someone who got infected during the virus visarjan happened to sneeze on our lift button, there is no saving anyone. This is a war against people who have socially distanced themselves from their intellect.

Devaiah Bopanna May 20, 2016

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“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

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Arré Recommends: Six PC Games To Cure Your Quarantine Blues

From the multiple award-winning “Firewatch”, to “Journey”, an old PS3 game that was relaunched on PC, these storyline-driven games could be the perfect antidote to quarantine blues. Plus they don’t demand much from your PC.

Sohil Nikam May 14, 2016

POV

F*CK YOU 2021. There we said it!

2020 was bad for its own reasons, but 2021 really punched the living hell out of us. Death to this terrible of all years is an understatement. It should instead be sentenced to be things far worse and meaner.

Manik Sharma May 2, 2016

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WFH Will Get to Me Before Covid-19 Does: Diary of a Working Mom

I welcomed working from home, because my full-time job doesn’t allow me much time with my two sons. But for every silver lining, there is a cloud. My infant is always drooling all over my laptop, and my bored toddler, glued to his iPad, asks questions like, “Siri, how to eat a parantha?”

Vani Rane May 1, 2016