If the third week of March saw India heightening its response to the war unleashed by COVID-19, the nationwide lockdown was something no one had ever experienced before. Life changed for the majority. Coping with the harsh reality of social distancing and compelled to remain indoors, different people came up with their own responses to kill boredom and make the most of the time at their disposal. In this series, Lockdown Routines, we peep into the lives of people who have carved a niche for themselves in their chosen professions and find out their way of beating the blues.
Life for Odia poet Sujata Chaudhry has undergone a sea change following the nationwide lockdown, which was clamped to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. She lives in fear, worrying...
For Swastik Choudhury, the lockdown is an opportunity to reassess his priorities and habits. Acknowledging that this forced lockdown is for the good of humanity, as it battles the deadly...
By her own admission, Anuradha Biswal is not a good cook. But now that she is confined within the four walls of her quarter in NALCO Colony, courtesy the lockdown,...
Bhubaneswar: An achiever, who has mastered the art of turning adversity into opportunity, Prof. Manojranjan Nayak is now focused on combating the grave threat posed by coronavirus that has brought...
Ollywood actor Asit Patra has no doubt that the nationwide lockdown was necessary to win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic that is raging across the world. He also believes...
Bhubaneswar-based designer Reemly Mohanty had gone to her parents' place with her son just days before the nationwide lockdown was announced. By her own confession, they are in quarantine there...
The lockdown experience has completely transformed the way Upendra Tripathy functions. In fact, the former bureaucrat is thoroughly enjoying the new routine that he has got used to since March...
A fortnight into the nationwide lockdown, some people are getting restless at home and counting the days when they can resume normal life. But teenagers like Bhoomika Dash are having...
As a social activist, Namrata Chaddha is busy round the clock, throughout the year. She has to get involved and help the victims whenever there are cases of domestic violence,...
The government-enforced three-week lockdown, to contain the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, has led many through a voyage of discovery. By staying at home, they have discovered simple...