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...
Rila Banerjee Singer-songwriter, Kolkata (INDIA). My husband Sumith (*) and I work from home. Sumith’s music studio is operational 24x7, while my jewellery design studio is based in another corner of our home. So, if we aren’t gigging, we’re used to spending most of...
Veera Bhacka Homemaker I would not be wrong in saying that this COVID-19 has brought the world down to its knees. In other words, it has turned the world upside down. Businesses have been shut, schools and colleges are closed, travel is restricted and many parts of...
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...
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...
Keyurkumar Hargovind Gohel Businessman - textiles and cosmetics, Muttrah (OMAN) Death visited a peaceful family of a businessman in Muttrah, in the form of the dreaded COVID-19, not only wreaking havoc in their lives but also taking away a beloved member. Black...
Sunaina S Ahluwalia Communications consultant, Author (*), New Delhi (INDIA) It did not come all of a sudden We did not just wake up one day to confront the deadly COVID-19 Corona virus. No, there has been something in the air, much before it happened. I will not...
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...
Rania Hussant Homemaker and blogger (@thehelicoptermommy) (OMAN) This global pandemic has affected every living creature on this globe and on many levels. As far as I am concerned, I have become busier than usual. Even before this crisis, since I am blessed with five...
Paulo Coelho author (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL) Men and women of goodwill -- such as doctors, nurses, volunteers and many others -- will appear in our lives and in the life of the community at the right moment… "My Lord God, I have no idea where I'm going, I don't...
Saidi Mustapha Mbagati Author, poet (author of two works, English Poetry and Swahili YA novel) (TANZANIA) COVID 19, an infectious disease caused by the severe respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, erupted in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and then spread its...
Hamdah Al Shamsi Columnist and writer Founder, Hia Toastmasters (Arabic toastmasters for women only) (OMAN) Virus is a big wakeup call! The COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise in so many ways! Now, some are not going to see eye-to-eye with this statement given the...
