TrappedA Domestic Abuse Pandemic Is Ensuing Under Covid19 Lockdown When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-week lockdown contain the spread of Covid19, many heaved a sigh of relief, thinking the safety of their homes would protect them from... By Rajvi Desai
Double WhammyKashmiri Trans Community Faces Abject Poverty Under Double Lockdown ...to the day when these lockdowns began. My younger brother, who is my only family, slipped into depression because of the August 5 restrictions, and now the Covid lockdown prevents... By Hirra Azmat
No Pickles No PapadsWomen’s Summertime Small Businesses Grind to a Halt Under Lockdown ...entrepreneurs, charitable homes, NGOs, and Bachat Ghats throughout the year. This year, in lockdown, this business has been brought to a grinding halt. The unavailability of the required ingredients, closure... By Riddhi Doshi
SextortionCybercrime Cases Against Women Spike Under Covid19 Lockdown ...average number of complaints received every day has risen to 20-25 since the lockdown was imposed on March 25; before the lockdown, the daily average was less than ten cases.... By Devrupa Rakshit
Politics of CaregivingTuberculosis Cases Among Women May Have Increased During Covid19 Lockdown ...inadequate resources. During the lockdown, experts note more women than men had tuberculosis in some cities like Mumbai. Gendered factors like women’s caregiving responsibilities and lesser access to healthcare could... By Saumya Kalia
Covid19 RebootThe Buzz Cut: ‘Ramayana’ Is On TV Again, A Year After It Aired During the First Covid19 Lockdown ...announced, and again finds its nostalgic viewers living with Covid19 restrictions. The show, and the lockdown seems to have come full circle. For television viewers, the 2020 lockdown feels just... By Saumya Kalia
old young peopleStudy Observes Rapid Aging in Teenagers’ Brain Scans Post‑Lockdown ...Global Open Science examined Magnetic Resonances Imaging (MRI) scans of adolescent brains taken before and after the lockdown and observed that the MRIs taken after the lockdown displayed signs of... By Amlan Sarkar
Sober No MoreWhat It’s Like to Live With: Alcoholism Under Lockdown ...was finally getting better, she left us. I got back into drinking, but not as much as I used to. When the lockdown was announced, my younger daughter came to... By Anubhuti Matta
portraits of digital intimacyHow a Polyamorous Man Adapted to Sexting Under Lockdown In this 10-part series, we explore how Indians are embracing digital connections under the Covid19 lockdown in the absence of in-person intimacy. Here, 25-year-old S. Ghosh discusses the challenges with... By The Swaddle Team
Clothes Off PleaseOne Way People Are Dealing With the Constraints of Lockdown: Being Naked Around the world, the Covid19 lockdown has led to increased interest in nudist lifestyles, reports show. Membership requests for nudist organizations have increased in countries like the U.K. and Ireland,... By Rajvi Desai
XOXOWe’re All Touch‑Deprived Under Lockdown. It Can Affect Our Self‑Perception. ...NICU, the global population under coronavirus lockdown — and skin hunger, the neurological phenomenon that explains being touch-deprived, kicks into high gear. “Nature designed this sensory modality to increase our... By Rajvi Desai
Customer SatisfactionSex Toy Sales Have Tripled in New Zealand During Lockdown ...Ardern announced a month-long lockdown. “We’re selling a lot of beginner toys… all our beginner ranges are very popular. It definitely looks like people are saying: I’ve got time, I... By Devrupa Rakshit
Living In A BubbleBelgium Introduces ‘Social Bubbles’ Strategy To Ease Covid19 Lockdown To ease the emotional distress of physical separation from loved ones due to the Covid19-induced lockdown, Belgium kicked off a ‘social bubbles’ strategy yesterday, which allows citizens to socialize with... By Devrupa Rakshit
Fear Of The UnknownWhat It’s Like to Live With: Claustrophobia During Lockdown ...helps me feel better, the lockdown has exacerbated my issues. Our building is not allowing us to go to the terrace and we don’t have a balcony. Someone in the... By Anubhuti Matta
Financial CrisisPrivate Schools Can’t Charge Students for Facilities Unused Under Lockdown: SC Private schools cannot profit off providing education, and so, shouldn’t charge students for use of on-campus facilities that remained closed, and unused, under lockdown, the Supreme Court ruled this week.... By Devrupa Rakshit
Cascading EffectWomen’s Representation in Art, Music Reduced Under Lockdown Due to Digital Divide: UNESCO ...It found that the shift to digital domains during the lockdown worsened the pre-existing gender inequalities in fields like art and music — due to disparities in access to the... By Devrupa Rakshit
portraits of digital intimacyHow a Lockdown Love Story Evolved Entirely Online In this 10-part series, we explore how Indians are embracing digital connections under the Covid19 lockdown in the absence of in-person intimacy. Here, 24-year-old Sharan and 23-year-old Tanvi break down... By The Swaddle Team
Lockdown 2.0Smog in Delhi Leads to Pandemic‑Like Lockdown for a Week ...threat is so huge that in addition to suspending schools and shutting down offices — things we’ve begun to associate with the pandemic-induced lockdown — residents of the city have... By Devrupa Rakshit
