Should we ever return to our offices again?
With today’s fast-paced digital connectivity and the slew of productivity tools at their disposal, critiques of the office spaces asked if the cost of infrastructure, the inconvenience of the daily commute, and the needless increase in the carbon footprint was worth it. The pandemic proved them emphatically right. By Vipin Labroo
How Happy Is Your Timeline?
In the crippling second wave of the pandemic, that pleasant Instagram reel is a distraction for some—and a privilege for others. Barkha Kumari dialled in the social media generation and mental health experts for their take on the dilemma of the public display of happiness.
Stumped in the Bubble
Given how the pandemic’s second wave has devastated India, the BCCI’s decision to postpone the IPL should’ve been made much earlier. Cricket, in the time of crisis and tragedy, had felt plain wrong. By Jamie Alter
Life in the Bubbles: Dhruvi Acharya’s Pandemic Art
Dhruvi Acharya’s Lockdown series from the exhibition Painting in the Time of Corona provided a glimpse into the way many would feel during the pandemic, inhabiting a surreal, bewildering alternate universe. Priyanka Sacheti interviews the artist on her process and the future of her work.
The Vulnerable 50%
India’s economy has failed the most-vulnerable half of the population. Shefali Saldanha argues that the pandemic could be an opportunity to change the system.