Corona Diaries

Corona Diaries 26: Silence Of The Sexes

It's been a while we spoke about the sexes during the lockdown and had a light-hearted look into their predicament.…

May 26, 2020

Corona Diaries 25: The Virus May Have Lost Scare Quotient, But Good Luck Still Counts

In one of these columns weeks ago, we talked about good luck. It is sheer good luck if you didn't…

May 24, 2020

Corona Diaries 24: About New Etiquettes & Why IPL Will Be Win-Win For All

In hindsight, social distancing, the expression that has gained wide currency in the wake of the pandemic scare, may have…

May 22, 2020

Corona Diaries 23: Will Agony Of Migrants Force States To Introspect?

It is the well-heeled who allowed the virus a free ride to the country. And it's the poor who has…

May 21, 2020

Corona Diaries 21: Silly Points On Economics & Numbers

Social media, the theatre of all things absurd and frivolous, has been unusually active over the last few days. Ever…

May 18, 2020

Corona Diaries 20: Say Hi! To Life In The Time Of Social Distancing

When the world comes out of lockdown, hurt and humbled, we won't hear much about the indomitable spirit of mankind.…

May 15, 2020

Corona Diaries 19: Dollops Of Humour In Time Of Despair

Humour is therapeutic. It heals the mauled heart and singed soul like no medicine can. Amid times of gloom and…

May 12, 2020

Corona Diaries 18: Migrants & Our Infinite Capacity for Meanness

Crises bring out the best and the worst in people. As the pandemic plays out with ferocity, we have heart-warming…

May 10, 2020

CORONA DIARIES 17: Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don’t – Govts Have No Easy Option Out

It's fait accompli. One cannot just wish the coronavirus out of existence; one has to find pragmatic ways to live…

May 5, 2020

Corona Diaries 16: Missing The Magic Of Words – A Book-Lover’s Lament

Books, goes the saying, are a man's best friend. Not quite, unless your stock of books gets replenished at regular…

May 3, 2020