lockdown
16 ARTICLES
We need help, but do we know where to access it?
We are buckling under pressure to brush off anxieties and pretend that everything is back to normal in our workplaces, homes and schools. We are not alone, yet we feel isolated.
14 Sept 2022
Subsidy or saanp-seedhi? The curious case of unspent government funds
Unspent funds highlight the difficulty in accessing government schemes, a lack of coordination between the Centre and states, and a general apathy that runs deep.
22 Mar 2022
I am learning to let go of perfection
How much of life does one miss out on if all you ever chase is perfection? I’m wondering whether I’d still be out there trying so hard to write the perfect novel, live the perfect life without the strange and surreal gift of this year.
23 Dec 2020
I found humility, perspective, and hope
If nothing was random, and this had happened, what was it meant to teach the world? What were we all meant to understand?
22 Dec 2020
I’m learning to be like water
I have learnt that life is not about making plans. It is about one step. One moment of time. One branch, to the one immediately below it.
21 Dec 2020
Does LEAD School’s slow learning stand a chance?
Smitten with the likes of Byju’s and WhiteHat Jr, it is easy to miss a LEAD School, which is solving harder problems with a lot less money in the bank
20 Oct 2020
WhiteHat Jr’s shades of grey
The edtech company’s marketing tactics have always raised eyebrows. Now, people are questioning its teaching methods too.
12 Oct 2020
The reality of reopening a business in India today
Five people across the worst-hit sectors – theatres, events, hospitality, aviation, and salon services − on what ‘back to business’ means for them
10 Jun 2020
Faith in the time of quarantine
Congregational engagement and a feeling of community is one of the cornerstones of religion. It is also among the first casualties of COVID-19.
27 May 2020
What happens after the exodus
The lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 has triggered an unprecedented exodus from cities. But a bigger humanitarian crisis awaits as migrant workers reach home
13 May 2020