Last fortnight, I made the first leisure outing in one year, ever since the lockdown eased in 2020. I have been out running errands, to buy things not available through the e-carts industry or for haircuts but not for the purpose of going out to have fun. Me and my friend ventured out on a... Continue Reading →
Covid Lockdown Diaries III – Work from Home
It is going to be two months of lockdown in India soon and for some of us we have already reached this milestone. Under the Covid lockdown work from home is a reality and businesses are already gearing up for this new normal. In the recent past, managers always were suspicious of employees availing work... Continue Reading →
Covid Lockdown Diaries II – the human angle
Historical events of importance are documented not just by facts and figures but also through the human stories and visual images - whether it is the mushroom cloud photo of Nagasaki bombing during World War II or the photo of the green eyed Afghan girl in 1980s in National Geographic or closer home the black... Continue Reading →
Covid Lockdown Diaries I – Nature’s Pushback
Blessing in disguise ... this is what I hear or read around me. In the midst of not just nationwide but global Covid lockdown, people are happy to see blue skies, hearing the sounds of birds and observing the star laden night skies. But how did we come to this stage? That these natural phenomena... Continue Reading →