I sat near the window sipping my favourite cuppa looking out at the deserted streets on a scorching summer afternoon, my heart soared thinking of the evening outing I was soon to have in a few hours. It has been 4 months since the Coronavirus struck wreaking havoc over everyone in the world. Cooped up at home, and the social distancing has made me look a shadow of my pre-coronavirus self, the social butterfly that I was. I yearned to fly again, soar, flit about from person to person, breathe in the fresh air. And today, that’s just what I intended to do just in two hours from now. The…

Seated in the aircraft, my soul lifts up in gratitude to the Almighty for relieving me from the misery of crouching my legs to a near foetal position and for providing me ample leg space.  Well, bizarre does it sound??…try travelling in the budget flight options of late, to sample the misery and the reason for this heart felt gratitude.  Wonder how it actually feels? Let me paint a picture for you as u settle into the comfortable seats you are seated on.As one finally arrives at the boarding gate, there is a certain serenity in the air. A no pretense peace and calm after the frantic flurry through the check-in, baggage…

The need of the hour to ensure lockdown would be supply chain management to the doorstep. How can one expect a home-maker to stay at home knowing there may not be enough grains in the house to feed her family after five days? How can we expect a head of the family to not step out knowing his aged parents suffering from chronic illness need their daily dose of medicines which they have stocked up for just a week more? Where income sources are cut, how can one stock up on supplies for a month plus.? The possible solution would lie in the management of supplies and other essential commodities…