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An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'The pandemic has magnified pre-existing prejudices and problems'
Sanyukta Saha •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'An uncharted territory of travelling through an unperceived threat'
Subhashim Goswami •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'I felt I was going home; little did I know what that would mean'
Prashant Sharma •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'Went to the hospital alone as no one was allowed to accompany me'
Jyotirmay Adhya •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'I was strolling through land once ruled by the infamous dacoits of Chambal'
Andrew Menezes •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'The first thing we witnessed in the isolation ward, was death'
Shilpa Raina •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: Indians narrate their lived experiences of a lockdown and pandemic
Fp Staff •The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'The cis gendered population does not perceive trans people as capable'
Aryan Pasha •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'Samaritans offered food and water to those on the road; there was still goodness in this world'
Om Prakash Dubey •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'My single aim was to reach home in whichever way possible'
Anindya Roy •This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.