Corona Diaries

Corona Diaries 37: In The Death Of Sushant Singh Rajput, A Rude Reminder On Mental Depression

He had success, a zooming career, fawning fans, money, comforts and everything else a happy life could mean. Why would…

June 15, 2020

Corona Diaries 36: Online Education? Why Not? Bring It On

The pandemic has spurred new thoughts on the future of school education. Online is the way to go, many experts…

June 14, 2020

Corona Diaries 35: Into The Future With Stars, Planets & Experts

In the beginning, there was the disease. Anyone who bothered to follow its progress knew it was going to be…

June 12, 2020

Corona Diaries 34: Of Men, Parenting & Gender Roles

"Certain species of animals eat their young. Some abandon them as soon as they are born," the friend said with…

June 10, 2020

Corona Diaries 33: Jobs In Peril, It’s Time To Downgrade Lifestyle, Reimagine Lives

Money moves our world. It may or may not buy us happiness, but for all other things of import in…

June 8, 2020

CORONA DIARIES 31: No Holding Back The Creative Drive; Critics Can Wait

  The chief enemy of creativity is good sense, said Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter and pioneer of cubism. It…

June 4, 2020

Corona Diaries 30: Between Lockdown & Unlocking Some Unsettling Questions

India is unlocking. This is when COVID-19 cases are on the threshold of two lakh, the seventh maximum in the…

June 2, 2020

Corona Diaries 29: Of Social Media, Donald Trump & Redlines

What should social media platforms be -- passive bulletin boards or arbiters of truth? Mired in unresolved debates on ethicality…

May 31, 2020

Corona Diaries 28: An Indian Summer With A Difference

It's summer. The sun is in a pernicious mood. Hot air hits your face in rude blasts. When it stops,…

May 30, 2020

Corona Diaries 27: Our Clay Dams Against A Tsunami

It's getting worse. Consecutive lockdowns now look no better than crumbling clay dams before a tsunami. As this piece is…

May 27, 2020