“COVID-19 has pushed them to the very edge”

“COVID-19 has pushed them to the very edge”

Labourers reveal the trials and tribulations they face due to the health crisis The COVID-19 crisis has pushed migrant labourers to the very edge. While world over migrant labourers have endured a history of suffering, the current Corona virus crisis has deepened the...
“We have to make our peace with the current reality!”

“We have to make our peace with the current reality!”

Rila Banerjee Singer-songwriter, Kolkata (INDIA). My husband Sumith (*) and I work from home.  Sumith’s music studio is operational 24×7, while my jewellery design studio is based in another corner of our home. So, if we aren’t gigging, we’re used to spending...
Shining a gold khanjar against the pandemic

Shining a gold khanjar against the pandemic

Kavitha Ramakrishna Artist, author and a home maker (OMAN) Even though cooped up in the four walls of her flat during the recent COVID-19 lockdown, noted Indian artist and author, Kavitha Ramakrishna (*), has still given free rein to her creativity. She has created an...
“COVID-19 has powers to destroy as well as resurrect”

“COVID-19 has powers to destroy as well as resurrect”

Rajesh Veluchamy, Partner, Ourcom Digital (https://ourcom.in) The Corona virus, COVID-19, has the power of destruction as well as resurrection. And that is exactly how it has affected my life. It first caused destruction and then it resurrected my life. First, it...
“Beginnings are just preludes to endings”

“Beginnings are just preludes to endings”

  Belén Lebrijo Psychology student, University of Guelph, Ontario (CANADA) A higher class The COVID-19 Corona virus crisis has completely changed my life. Although I am from Spain, I am currently an international student living in Canada. Therefore, I’m far away from...