Tag Archives: covid19

Ode to Music

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Archana

I should have been in Canada right about now, soaking in the local friendliness and bright blue summer skies. Instead, I’m logging in my fourth straight month of solitary home confinement in the Covid-19 lockdown. Cabin fever came and went … Continue reading →

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Take Off The Mask

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Archana

All kinds of masks are coming off in this pandemic season. Even as we put on one kind of superficial mask, others are dropping off. Make-up has become make-do. Eyes, at most, get a kohl treatment. The rest of the … Continue reading →

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When Things Give You Comfort

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Archana

They say things don’t make good gifts. If you want to make someone happy, give them an experience. During the current Covid-19 quarantine, where I have been isolated from friends and family for more than 2 months now, I have … Continue reading →

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The View from Upside Down

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Archana

The other day, someone remarked, “The air is the cleanest it has ever been, and here we are, forced to wear masks when we go out.” It made me pause. This was irony at its best. I wondered, what else … Continue reading →

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