Coronavirus

“Everybody will forgive me if the face cream they want is not there. But they won’t if there is no rice or atta”

Lhendup G Bhutia

Says Karsan Patel, a local grocer, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

“I have not had a customer for two months. We have seen so much disease, but this is the first time I have seen something like this”

Amita Shah

Says Ramya, a sex worker, Delhi

“When I was approached to contest elections, I had only one condition. I would not give up the role of ASHA”

Shahina KK

Says Thahira Sudheer, a community health worker, Kerala

“I was ferrying e-commerce goods for the past few years. For the first time, I have been put in a position where I can save lives”

V Shoba

Says P Ayyanar, a truck driver, Tamil Nadu

“The state needs to look after us. We can’t be dependent on the charity of individuals”

Nikita Doval

Says Manoj, a sanitation worker, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

When they returned from 4,600 metres to a locked down world

Amita Shah

There was no way getting back home

A Second Chance for Darjeeling Tea

Gopal Upadhayay

With Covid-19 disrupting operations in India’s best tea gardens, the entirety of the Darjeeling first flush, the champagne of teas, is lost. Lockdown restrictions are finally easing this week, but overgrown bushes, a dearth of manpower, and logistical issues could imperil the summer flush, too