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A rich man's disease is a poor man's struggle

The world is under the grip of Covid-19 or known as the Corona Virus, with a global standstill, life has become slow as if we are near a black hole’s event horizon where time slows done and everything appears to be static. Social interaction is intrinsic to human nature but social distancing is seen as the only way forward to flatten the curve.   21 day lockdown in India brought Ramayan and Mahabharat back on Doordarshan, Netflix and Amazon Prime have become a saviour. The word ‘Quarantine’ has become as common as  “abey yaar”. People are doing everything to pass these 21 days and are eagerly waiting to go out on 15 th April and some are waiting to get their work back.   Initially, Corona virus was called as the rich man’s disease, soon it became a pandemic. The effect is across the spectrum, but struggle is different. A rich man knows he’s capable enough to feed his family and can bring back normalcy in his life. He’s finding ways to pass his time everyday and making sure his family