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Lockdown Diaries4: The Last Mile Man

Prosenjit Datta — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:57:48 +0000

The delivery boys had to bear the brunt of the chaos following the lockdown announcement As far as the social and financial hierarchy goes, the delivery boy – or delivery partner, as online businesses like to call him – often occupies a higher rung than your maid, guard, gardener or construction worker. If he […]

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Planning Omission

Prosenjit Datta — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:35:17 +0000

The government’s handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic threat has been piecemeal and erratic so far. March 24, 2020: In another 8 PM address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nation-wide lockdown for three weeks – starting midnight. The speech was high on emotional appeal but woefully short on details of how a […]

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An Economic Apocalypse

Prosenjit Datta — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:46:43 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic is a bigger threat to the Indian economy than anything it has faced since Independence. And the government is both unprepared and lacks enough ammunition to tackle it. Much before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown till April 15, 2020 in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, […]

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