lockdown
Indian Society is Too Interdependent for a Long Lockdown: Nobel Economist
Ullekh NP
Angus S. Deaton is a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus speaks to Ullekh NP
Kirana Chronicles
Mom and pop stores and stockists catering to remote areas have been thinking on their feet to meet demand during lockdown
“The village subsidises the city and it will continue to do so after the lockdown ends”
Anirudh Krishna, Edgar T. Thompson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science in conversation with V Shoba
Locked Down in the Studio
In the present standstill, artists are grappling with the urgency of art and the non-essentialism of artists. Rosalyn D’Mello captures their moments of turmoil and tranquillity
Behind the Extension
The buzz from the PM’s Office is that Modi took three days to know if people were in favour of the lockdown
“Most of my men prefer to stay in the barracks rather than go back home and risk their families. I am staying here too”
Says Arvind Sharma, a Delhi Police inspector
“Everybody will forgive me if the face cream they want is not there. But they won’t if there is no rice or atta”
Says Karsan Patel, a local grocer, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
A Second Chance for Darjeeling Tea
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
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