Yagnesh Gupta At this juncture of national lockdown where the government has given some relaxations from today, the biggest takeaway from the Covid-19 pandemic for us is the fact that we, Indians, have realised that we are capable of handling most difficult of situations, that we are stronger than we ever realised and that we […]Read More
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Amita Dua All these years, everything seemed to be going fine. Everything and everyone seemed to be busy with their routines. Life, in general, seemed to be calm and beautiful. And then one day, before one could even realise, everything went topsy-turvy. Life was so calm and beautiful unless one day, everything just stopped. And […]Read More
Bhaskar Majumdar As India witnesses a complete nationwide lockdown announced by our PM to mitigate and arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus and protect citizens from its manifold health implications, there has been seismic shifts in the way we live our day-to-day lives. While the shutdown across industries has its obvious economic impact, businesses […]Read More
Team L&M A group of young women in GugwaalHaar village of Hoshiarpur, Punjab is working tirelessly to safeguard the residents of their village and those in the vicinity — workers and ration and food supply distributors — from Covid-19 infections by making and distributing face masks free of cost. The Punjab State S&T Council (PSCST) Chandigarh, supported […]Read More
Team L&M To prepare hand sanitisers, homemade masks and liquid disinfectants to help combat Covid-19, Rural Women Technology Park (RWTP) under CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat has engaged rural women in Assam. RWTP is ably supported by SEED division, Department of Science and Technology (DST). These products are to be distributed free […]Read More
Vanshika Bisaria We, humans, seem to be in a similar situation as a caged bird or animal — though with an illusion of freedom. This illusion may be due to the fact that somewhere deep inside, we know this period won’t last forever. That we are humans and will eventually get free from it all. […]Read More
Upasana Kaura For me, this period of lockdown has been a blessing in disguise. I have taken this as an opportunity God has given me to introspect and know myself better. Ever since the lockdown began, I have made it a point to meditate once a day, preferably in the mornings, to connect with the […]Read More
To help people keep busy during the lockdown, The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has created a unique jigsaw puzzle that illustrates the link between animal, agriculture and deadly pandemics — from SARS to Ebola to avian and swine flu — and the puzzle includes tips to help people go vegan. […]Read More
Team L&M Today is World Art Day. Four artists – Priyadarshi Gautam (New Delhi), Vishal Joshi (Vadodara), Revati Dalvi-Gangal (Pune) and Swati Pasari (Kolkata) – use their creativity to spread some joy and positivity during these challenging and stressful days of Covid-19. SWATI PASARI LIGHT WITHIN THAT BINDS US ALL Acrylic on paper/ 8×12 […]Read More
Mukta Munshi They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. I think it is true in my case. In the early days of Covid-19, the situation was confusing, panicky, scary, tense and uncertain — all put together at once for everyone including us. We, personally, had so many questions — should we cancel […]Read More