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Corona Notes
As a dreaded virus spreads its tentacles across the world, it is imperative to share experiences and learnings for benefit of different communities. In this special series titled Corona Notes, we would publish articles by people residing in different countries and continents on how they are coping with the COVID challenge.
Corona Notes: Books And Art Bring Relief
Memes and chats about people, especially men, finding it extremely hard to spend their time during this corona-caused lockdown are everywhere. Tales of men turning their kitchen escapades…
Corona Notes: 20 Things You Need To Do To Break The Chain
The COVID-19 outbreak has left all of us searching for ways to stay safe and beat the dreaded virus. Fortunately, we have managed to remain fine but in the process I have gathered some…
Corona Notes: British Spring Under Lockdown
When spring rolled in around mid-March, 2020, with riots of colour from Daffodils and Crocus filling the British gardens, parks and roadsides, there were no admirers with a spring in their…
Corona Notes: Lockdown Realities In Canada
Lethbridge is nestled in southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada, with just over one lakh population. I live here with my wife. We were excited about the prospect of visiting Odisha…
Corona Notes: Looking Forward To A Positive Social Fabric After Pandemic
The lockdown due to coronavirus has brought about a sea change in how we human beings, even birds and animals live. To a large extent, animal behaviour depends on the movement of the people…
Corona Notes: Life Behind A Mask
If you had told me three months ago that an event so huge was going to take place that would force schools to close, businesses to shut down, people to stay put in their homes, and bring…
Corona Notes: Musings From Paris
“Je voudrais une baguette traditionnelle sil vous plait (can I get a traditional loaf of bread, please?)” I ask, having waited patiently for 15 minutes outside my local “boulangerie”…
Corona Notes: Odia Community In UK Bonding Like Never Before
Odias living in the UK are rallying together to support one another in these difficult times when the entire world is affected due to COVID-19. Members of the Odia Society of UK (OSUK) have…
Corona Notes: Uncertain Times Seek Answers About Uncertainty
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the world at a time when my mind has wandered in the quest to find answers to uncertainty.
For instance, why does uncertainty perplex some people while…
Corona Notes: Neither Here Nor There
I find myself in an exclamatory mood, bandying about clichés such as ‘ironical’, ‘a mockery of fate’, ‘hoist with one’s own petard’ as I sit down to pen my corona thoughts.
On February…