Corona Diaries

Corona Diaries 63: The Humble Mask As A Style Statement

Hope is on the horizon. But surely that's not enough to make us drop guard. All we know so far…

December 13, 2020

Corona Diaries 62: Of God, Government & Hope

More than 1.5 million lives worldwide, more than 1.35 lakh in India. Shocking numbers. And the virus is not done…

November 30, 2020

Corona Diaries 61: IPL Is Over, Sigh! Welcome Back To The Real World

The IPL is over, and allowed a bit of melodrama of Hindi films of yore, we could visualise the cricket…

November 11, 2020

Corona Diaries 60: What After IPL? Brace Yourself For Emptiness

What after the Indian Premier League is over? Sigh! One dreads even the thought of going there. It will be…

November 6, 2020

Corona Diaries 59: It’s Winter Again; Did It Ever Go Away?

Winter is here. You feel it in the early morning nip in the air, the dryness of the skin and…

October 28, 2020

Corona Diaries 57: Why The Sushant Singh Case Probe By TV Supersleuths Would Embarrass ACP Pradyuman

It's puzzling that the whodunnit genre has not really taken off in India. We love peeling off riddles wrapped around…

October 6, 2020

Corona Diaries 56: Of New Peaks, Ranges & Human Foolishness

Six million up, and nothing in the COVID-19 trajectory assures us that it won't hit ten million in a couple…

September 29, 2020

Corona Diaries 55: Let’s Detox With IPL, Give Kangana A Break

Finally, the show is on. Players are bulkier, a tad lethargic, and a bit rusty. The stands miss the madness…

September 20, 2020

Corona Diaries 54: It’s Not About Sushant Or Rhea Stupid, It’s Not Even About Politics

Four million up, and numbers no more shock. Everything else about the pandemic remaining where they were -- no vaccine,…

September 9, 2020

Corona Diaries 53: Of Three Million Plus & Diminishing Fear

Three million plus, and now sky is the limit. Experts have stopped devising false ceilings after they were breached by…

August 30, 2020