Nothing in life, not even the fear and gloom of a pandemic, can dampen her spirits and her resolve.

The infected family members were already quarantined on the fourth floor of my house.

My friends, ten of them, had decided to come over to my place after our finals were over.

. . . from crisis comes learning, and from adversity comes opportunity.

I could empathize with what Madhavi was feeling– the roles had changed, but the situation was the same.

I enjoyed drifting into not having to speak to anyone for days and allowed the phone to keep ringing, fearing that I wouldn’t be able to make conversation.

As I was trying to fathom how the residents were negotiating the double blow of the pandemic and a natural disaster, a young girl, about ten years old, came running out from her house.

The road that I have been driving down for years through erratic traffic, the associated honking and city lights, was eerily quiet, dark and empty.

Depression consumed the heart, Darkness consumed the soul;

The sound of his voice took me into a flashback to last March, when so many migrants were stranded here…

It was the end of April, 2020. India was completing its second month of complete pandemic lockdown.

While my career was put on hold, my journey as a mother took a definitive turn.

For the first time ever, we have a relaxation therapy video doing its rounds in Mizo, the local language. Ah! It's one world!

The winter solstice marks my mother’s 89th birthday. I have watched her accept her dependent role.

There is no work in the tourism industry, but helping gives me hope and satisfaction.

. . . and I could notice a relaxation in those faces, like all the stress and pressure flying away leaving the blissful expressions.

while u sleep tonight, thousands sleep hungry in the city that never sleeps

I had to be strong, and I was ... But there was something happening beyond my understanding.

“You are not one of us. You are not aligned to those in power. You don’t belong here.”

Though it's usually impossible for me to stop my mind from ticking, I hardly had time to reminisce and reflect upon things.