One-Eyed Mama gets her Covid booster vaccine just in time
The first in Aekta Kapoor’s new column ‘One-Eyed Mama’ where she shares the everyday miracles she encountered while dealing with vision loss and an empty nest – both at the same time
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Why India’s 2020 migrant-worker exodus needs to be recorded along with other historical mass migrations
Puja Changoiwala’s new book aptly captures the stark reality of millions of migrant labourers who had to trudge hundreds of miles to reach their homes after India’s 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
How Covid Changed Us: New Traditions That Await Us in the New Year 2021
Every society has its own culture and customs. But everyone’s traditions will take on a digital avatar in coming years post-pandemic, and why not?
Humble Roots to Global Fame, Covid Warrior KK Shailaja’s Extraordinary Story
Kerala’s health minister KK Shailaja has made global headlines for her handling of the Covid crisis, but she continues to stay alert, rooted in grassroots reality.
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30 Steps to Build a New Normal in the Time of COVID
After the disruption to ‘normal’ life caused by COVID, here are 30 steps to start afresh and simplify your new normal this month onwards.
Has Coronavirus Made Us Forget the Art of Polite Conversation?
Can we blame COVID for making us too blunt, too direct and too raw to the point that we don’t feel the need to sugar-coat or censor ourselves?
Lockdown Diary: Quarantined Six Months for Board Exams Study, Three for COVID
The class of 2020 has had a long quarantine, with months of home confinement first due to exams, and now the coronavirus lockdown, writes schoolgirl Lakshyaa Arya
6 Women Unlock Bites of Wisdom Over Virtual Coffee
A group of women from around the world get together over ‘Zoom coffee’ to share their lives, wishes and wisdom.
Meet Two Pilots on Air India’s Vande Bharat Evacuation Mission
Meet pilots Daisy Chacko and Aakanksha Verma who are part of India’s unprecedented worldwide evacuation operation Vande Bharat.
3 Moms of Toddlers on Surviving Lockdown While Working From Home
Three friends and mothers of young children share how they’ve spent the past few months of lockdown balancing work and parenting at home.
“Denormalise Domestic Violence”: Lockdown Sees Spike in Cases and Calls for Action
As cases of domestic violence go up during the lockdown, activists, artists and lawyers call for social and legal solutions.
Lockdown Diary: Everything Has Slowed Down But My Mind Is Racing
Mascarpone to migrant workers: 20-year-old student Ananya Jain writes about her paradoxical existence during the lockdown.
4 Nutritious Recipes to Help Strengthen Your Immunity
Have you been wondering how to build your immunity in the COVID-19 pandemic? These natural ingredients will help you.
Lockdown Diary: How I Healed My Relationship with My Daughter
For Mumbai-based media professional Shweta Bhandral, the lockdown has been a time to build bridges and mend relationships at home.
Lockdown Diary: Grief, Solitude and Acceptance in Mallorca
Locked in their home in Mallorca due to COVID-19, a midlife couple make the most of the moment, and learn to appreciate the real gifts of life.
Lockdown Diary: The Quarantine Rat Race on Social Media
For Chennai-based Richa Tilokani, social media during the lockdown has become a game of one-upmanship.
How Women Entrepreneurs Are Riding Out the COVID-19 Lockdown
As COVID-19 puts a halt to the wheels of economies worldwide, five entrepreneurs and self-employed women in India share their experiences.
New York Humanitarian Meera Gandhi on Hope and Positivity in the Time of COVID-19
New York-based humanitarian and television personality Meera Gandhi on mental wellbeing in the midst of a global pandemic.
Lockdown Diary: The Bipolarity of the Coronavirus Quarantine
There have been really good days and really bad days, confesses Sonali Sudarshan.
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