Articles by Bhanutej N

After Padarayanapura’s long COVID ‘seal-down’, its residents are unable rebuild their lives, thanks to enduring stigma and a battered local economy.

India’s police force has performed its fair share of duties in times of emergencies. But nothing in its experience prepared it for what the prime minister announced on the night of March 24, three hours before it came into force: a 21-day nation-wide lockdown.

The objective of the survey, conducted through 65 telephonic interviews on March 21 and 22, was to ensure that the adverse impact of the lockdown on marginal communities in the city is mitigated.