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Tag: COVID-19
Song of Sorrow: The Lost Children of India
A poem on the plight of children locked indoors during the pandemic.
Whale in the Pond’s Latest Album ‘Dofon’ Tackles the End of the World
Whale in the Pond’s second album has themes of resistance, climate change and impending catastrophic doom.
How to Get Around a Broken System: Mumbai Relief Workers on Dealing With COVID-19
“By providing relief, we are taking away the responsibility of the government and easing public outrage towards a broken system, but we can’t leave people to suffer either.”
COVID-19 and DU: An Inquisition Into the Proposed Online Examinations
Every crisis creates corrections, adjustments and self-evaluation. It is hoped that the churning of ideas among the stakeholders of the university would usher a new path for the benefit …
Pandemic and Pandemonium: A Doctor on India’s Kafkaesque Medical Reality
Using irony, satire and black humour, a doctor at a COVID-19 fever clinic breaks down the bureaucratic lunacy that plagues the Indian system.
We Need to Talk About ‘Work From Home’
The lines have blurred. There are no 9-5 shifts anymore, no weekly offs, no weekends and no respect for employees.
The Rooftop News Channel
In this story, translated from Hindi to English, the author narrates how the highlight of her day comes at 5 pm when a group of women step onto their …
Joke About It
Joking about a situation where human lives are lost may seem tone-deaf. But it is humour that gets us through.
Two Tales on the Labyrinthine Illogic of Bigotry and Islamophobia in India
People all over the world are homeschooling right now. It’s time to do our bit.