04/04/2020 Day 11 Looking at Covid-19 response in India and the developing world over the past few weeks Gulzar Natrajan writes that ‘this is a teachable moment.’ He suggests that ‘the response of governments across developing countries to Covid 19 should count as an example of triumph of theoretical knowledge over practical wisdom.’ In the … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 11: A Teachable Moment
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Lockdown Diary. Day 10: Letters
The Peace Palace, The Hague. 2019 3/04/2020 Day 10 The injured leg swells up less often these days. It is recovering well. There is an unmistakable feeling of being fortunate because the injury didn’t require urgent attention or a hospital visit. It would have been hard to arrange for that considering the lockdown and severely … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 10: Letters
Lockdown Diary. Day 9: Harvest
Ajangaon, April 2020 2/04/2020 Day 9 There’s speculation that the lockdown might be extended beyond these 21 days. The PM suggests that we must have a ‘staggered exit’.We will see in the days ahead what this means. Meanwhile, Bengaluru’s highest ranking police officer is busy issuing directives on twitter. His tweets sometimes end with cocky … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 9: Harvest
Lockdown Diary. Day 8: Reconsidering narratives
1/04/2020 Day 8 There is a vehicle that goes around the neighbourhood playing a coronavirus message on loudspeakers. It is probably deployed on this public interest messaging by the municipal corporation. That is the loudest it gets here these days. A major time sink is to read and watch all that is around on Covid-19 … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 8: Reconsidering narratives
Lockdown Diary. Day 7: Disorientation
31/03/2020 Day 7 Governor Cumo says, ‘This virus is a great equalizer’. That looks like from the virus’ POV. With several hotels reportedly going vacant, one of the US cities marked boxes with paint that separated people with six feet distance. These were homeless people who slept out in the open. The UN Secretary General, … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 7: Disorientation
Lockdown Diary. Day 6: New normal, Gordimer and Writing
30/03/2020 Day 6 I am making sprouts on my own now. That is today’s reminder of the lockdown. It was easier to buy them off from a store and keep a steady flow of a variety of them. I am conscious of the soaking time now. Among other reminders of life in lockdown are new … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 6: New normal, Gordimer and Writing
Lockdown Diary. Day 5
29/03/2020 Day 5 If only the Earth could stop orbiting, that would have completed this grand pause that has been pressed on the world. Lockdown cities would have been so much material for Ray Bradbury to write stories on, I imagine. The non-fiction version of lockdown cities though is now emerging. Alternative systems to serve … Continue reading Lockdown Diary. Day 5
