'Zindagi ke baad bhi': COVID and the Worries about Transmission and Succession
13 COVID’s virulent second wave has had a horrific impact on ‘people like us’ who believed that our social standing, savings and insurance would get us adequate healthcare and protection in a crisis. The virus has shown us the deadly reality. Entire families have been wiped out; young kids had to grow up overnight and take charge of homes and finances. I read one tragic tweet which said just two members of a joint family of 20 have survived the virus! For many, it is a wake-up call to organise one’s finances and provide for the family during emergencies. While doing so, we ...