Documenting Lost Time

Between 11 March 2020 and 5 May 2023, the world experienced one of the most devastating health disasters in history. The COVID-19 pandemic took millions of lives, halted social interactions and public events, shut down institutions and borders, and triggered the largest economic recession in nearly a century. It fundamentally changed how humans experienced the world and left behind memories of how every notion of normal life had been upturned. This collection of seventeen essays by senior, award-winning, and budding journalists, as well as renowned domain experts, represents a serious attempt to revisit those memories within the context of India’s experience of the pandemic.