Sandra Joseph, Principal of Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Advisor to NGOs and a member on the Editorial Boards for Illness, Crisis and Loss, Baywood Publishing Company, UK and Critical and Radical Social Work, Policy Press, UK. Reena Marwah, Professor, Department of Commerce, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Founding Editor of Millennial Asia, a Scopus Journal and has undertaken several national and international consultancy projects with the World Bank, UN Women and ICSSR, India.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsEditors and Contributors1. Pandemic PerspectivesIdeas for Transformation, Rebuilding Human Capital and Pedagogies for Higher EducationSandra Joseph & Reena MarwahSection A: The COVID-19 Pandemic2. (Un)Knowability of a DiseaseDisease Surveillance from the “Spanish Flu” to “Corona” OutbreakMaya John3. Social Science Research in the Times of COVID-19Examining the Digital AlternativesNivedita Ghosh, Anuradha Sharma & Amrita Sastry4. Philosophical Inquiry into COVID-19 and its Gender PerspectiveGhazala RizviSection B: Sector Specific Impacts and Insights5. Public Health Framework: Prevention against COVID-19 in IndiaTraditional Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviour-based PerspectivesDivya Agarwal, Manish Kaushik & Anil K. Gupta6. Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic: Exploring Potential and PossibilitiesReena Marwah, Anshi Goel & Vrinda Moda7. Bio-Medical Waste and COVID-19 Pandemic: A State-wise AnalysisMercykutty Jacob, Megha Jacob, Nicole Srishti Basile & Sanaa Munjal 8. Impact of COVID-19 on Brick-and-Mortar Retail and the Future AheadShweta Paradkar & Monica Rani9. Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Market Behaviour of Selected Asian Economies Anshi Goel, Renu Gupta & Priyanka MarwahSection C: Case Studies10. The Role of Women’s Leadership in Community Centric Initiatives for the COVID-19 Pandemic in KeralaSushila Ramaswamy11. COVID-19 and the Changing Trends in CSR: Dilemmas of Persons with Disability in IndiaReshma Jose12. Non-biodegradability of Caste Waste Pickers and Policy in Delhi during COVID-19Ishita Singh & Shalaka13. Exploring Oral Narratives in Times of COVID-19: A Case Study of Adivasi-Bodo Conflict in AssamBipasha R. Lakra14. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Economic Stability of the StudentsShalini Srivastava, Jasmin & Akanksha Aggarwal15. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological and Physical Health of College StudentsSneh Kapoor, Isha Mishra & Jasmin

Sandra Joseph, Principal of Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Advisor to NGOs and a member on the Editorial Boards for Illness, Crisis and Loss, Baywood Publishing Company, UK and Critical and Radical Social Work, Policy Press, UK. Reena Marwah, Professor, Department of Commerce, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Founding Editor of Millennial Asia, a Scopus Journal and has undertaken several national and international consultancy projects with the World Bank, UN Women and ICSSR, India.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsEditors and Contributors1. Pandemic PerspectivesIdeas for Transformation, Rebuilding Human Capital and Pedagogies for Higher EducationSandra Joseph & Reena MarwahSection A: The COVID-19 Pandemic2. (Un)Knowability of a DiseaseDisease Surveillance from the “Spanish Flu” to “Corona” OutbreakMaya John3. Social Science Research in the Times of COVID-19Examining the Digital AlternativesNivedita Ghosh, Anuradha Sharma & Amrita Sastry4. Philosophical Inquiry into COVID-19 and its Gender PerspectiveGhazala RizviSection B: Sector Specific Impacts and Insights5. Public Health Framework: Prevention against COVID-19 in IndiaTraditional Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviour-based PerspectivesDivya Agarwal, Manish Kaushik & Anil K. Gupta6. Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic: Exploring Potential and PossibilitiesReena Marwah, Anshi Goel & Vrinda Moda7. Bio-Medical Waste and COVID-19 Pandemic: A State-wise AnalysisMercykutty Jacob, Megha Jacob, Nicole Srishti Basile & Sanaa Munjal 8. Impact of COVID-19 on Brick-and-Mortar Retail and the Future AheadShweta Paradkar & Monica Rani9. Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Market Behaviour of Selected Asian Economies Anshi Goel, Renu Gupta & Priyanka MarwahSection C: Case Studies10. The Role of Women’s Leadership in Community Centric Initiatives for the COVID-19 Pandemic in KeralaSushila Ramaswamy11. COVID-19 and the Changing Trends in CSR: Dilemmas of Persons with Disability in IndiaReshma Jose12. Non-biodegradability of Caste Waste Pickers and Policy in Delhi during COVID-19Ishita Singh & Shalaka13. Exploring Oral Narratives in Times of COVID-19: A Case Study of Adivasi-Bodo Conflict in AssamBipasha R. Lakra14. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Economic Stability of the StudentsShalini Srivastava, Jasmin & Akanksha Aggarwal15. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological and Physical Health of College StudentsSneh Kapoor, Isha Mishra & Jasmin