OB Special

The parallels are chilling. The reel experience is now dreadfully real. To call Contagion, the Steven Soderbergh-directed movie, prescient would be an understatement. As the corona pandemic continues its devastating...

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...

How is life for fish in an aquarium? Perhaps it is somewhat like that for people at homes during a lockdown. You have all you need to survive, but not...

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...

After the pandemic runs its course, leaving a trail of devastation unimaginable so far, the world won't be talking about human resilience; it would be talking about good luck instead....

For Subhrakant Panda, it's been the best of times and the worst of times. The managing director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) Ltd can't find a more apt...

He is no social butterfly, but as founder chairman and driving force of the Lalchand Group of Companies for the last three decades, Sunjoy Hans has never quite had the...

Nine days into the lockdown, ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to check the spread of novel coronavirus, some people have settled down to a new routine while others are...