The COVID-19 Report: When kid gloves won’t do

As concerns mount over an impending mental health crisis due to the pandemic, we explore the possible implications for young Indian minds

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When the walls close in, Prathamesh tunes out. He reaches into his pocket for his earphones. This is an autopiloted response to discord in the cramped room he and four others—mother, father, two younger siblings—call home. Prathamesh then grabs his phone and either climbs up to the loft or ambles outside for a stroll.

But outside wasn’t an option in the third week of March. His junior college, in adherence to Maharashtra state government orders for …

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Roshni P. Nair

Roshni is a features writer and former editor of The Morning Context's Chaos team. Her career spans The Ken, Reuters, the Hindustan Times and DNA. She is a recipient of the UNFPA Laadli award and was shortlisted for the RedInk Awards 2016 for her story on Mumbai’s leprosy colonies. Her far-flung ideas would sometimes drive our editor-in-chief Ashish up the wall, but he wouldn’t have had it any other way (even if he didn’t admit it).

roshni@mailtmc.com