When the virus strikes…

If there is one thing I learnt during this sickness is that unless we become kind and compassionate towards one another, going forward, this period is going to become increasingly difficult to navigate.

Open spaces and the pandemic

With no vaccine or cure currently in sight for the pandemic, physical space is the mechanism to fight, prevent, and control the spread

The empty nest story

There are myriad ways one misses a child, simply mind boggling and impossible to recount. The feeling runs deep inside – for me it defies expression.

COVID19 – the loneliness epidemic

We are all in this together – across the globe, so where is the question of feeling lonely or isolated? The mantra to keep spirits up is remembering that the future was always uncertain and will always be so.

The pandemic of distance

This hiccup of imposed social distancing will embed in us the value and sheer joy of human interaction and togetherness. Hopefully, that would be its lasting legacy!

Going beyond definitions

The virus has melted the constraints of these definitions. It has helped us realize that we are much more than our defined roles and jobs.

The Day After

The Covid-19 virus will be conquered – either by medicine, time or nature. Then how will it change the world? That is the question that engages us the most now. 

When They Conversed….

“They are all in their homes Ashoka. But why they have stopped stepping out I don’t know. I will try and find out tomorrow.”

On Our Knees

What COVID19 has done is take away all the things that did seem certain in an uncertain life. It has robbed us of the ability to plan for our lives, even in minuscule ways.