March, 2020 Bengaluru 25/03/2020 Day 1 Looking out from the balcony there’s complete absence of the usual noise. The stillness at 6 AM is unusual in the neighbourhood. This is a typical residential area with the usual mix of people, places and performance. I recollect a distant memory - of a morning four days back. … Continue reading Lockdown Diary: Day 1
Day 67: Money and patience is running out
Wardha. May, 2020. 30/05/2020 Day 67 Tempers are running high in various parts of the world. From the fear and confusion of earlier months, countries moved to piecing together economic packages for their people and now, towards the end of May, the view ahead seems to be shaping up for most economies. This view is … Continue reading Day 67: Money and patience is running out
Day 66: Economic recovery and a small farm
Ajangaon. May 2020 29/05/2020 Day 66 The shift from the city to a town has been interesting. After two months of living the lockdown in Bengaluru, the remaining weeks ahead will be lived in a small town. The threat of coronavirus has affected the town in a different way. Lower population density has meant that … Continue reading Day 66: Economic recovery and a small farm
Day 65: Borders make a comeback
28/05/2020 Day 65 I changed cities today. The prospect of visiting home and spending the remaining days of lockdown cycling to the farm was an appealing prospect. The rules of movement between states in India is in a state of confusion right now. The choice of how states want to deal with the arrival of … Continue reading Day 65: Borders make a comeback
Day 64: Days Ahead
27/05/2020 Day 64 The country’s airports are busy rehearsing their protocols for processing passengers, now that domestic air connectivity has opened. Elaborate arrangements and plans are being communicated. I am booked on a flight tomorrow to head out to my hometown. I am eager to see the farms in this peak summer. To wait for … Continue reading Day 64: Days Ahead
Day 63: A chain of disasters
26/05/2020 Day 63 Day after day dozens of disconcerting pictures of the lockdown and its impact come up. One begins to think about the odds that the people who are suffering have had in landing in the situations as those seen in the photographs. The inequality among people is alarming. In this week here are … Continue reading Day 63: A chain of disasters
Day 62: Eid
25/05/2020 Day 62 I walked to the local park. This was the first time I ventured out on foot, walking the neighbourhood. In the playground cricket has resumed. Looking at them it feels as though nothing happened. Only that there was a gap of two months in them returning to the playground since the last … Continue reading Day 62: Eid
Day 61: New normal and public policy
24/05/2020 Day 61 As cases continue to rise Indian states are preparing to lift the lockdown. Right now, it is a soup of rules and movement restrictions. Karnataka has imposed a quarantine rule on those arriving in the state. They will have to undergo seven days of institutional and seven days of home quarantine. Over … Continue reading Day 61: New normal and public policy
