Covid is the intention of the Indian middle class
As Ram Prakash spent weeks feverishly and breathlessly, his heart and 16-year-old daughter were heartbroken, adding to the fear that a modest middle-class safety net wearing knits could be ripped off.
The 53-year-old man, a local business tax adviser, was one of millions who joined the fast-growing middle class in India in recent decades. Rising incomes, better education and consumption fueled one of the world’s great stories of economic success.
The second tragic wave that took the life of Ram, who is the family’s helper, has shattered Prakash’s hopes for the future. “Our life was good, but now it’s all over,” Uma said to her widow.