Its been ages since I last posted anything, but this was too great a Topic for me to not yearn to put in my pound of flesh too.
I have been living in Pune for almost a year now. Miss the life of Mumbai but soooo very thankful for the weather, and the absence of in-laws (no offence).
That is, until this porcine scare happened.
In the last one month, Pune has changed like anything. No more horrible traffic on the roads, no more jostling in the bus for standing space.... the city bears a deserted look.
On this last monday, I wore a face mask for the first time. Extremely concious of being an oddity, I hesitated to appear in public like this. Shouldnt have worried. These days we frown in suspicion at people who arent wearing the masks.
Everyday, sometimes even morn and eve, I get to know of someone ele in Pune who kicked the bucket. Initially it made me panic a bit, but like every other breaking news, the novelty of this too has worn off.
The Ayurvedic practitioners and weird rumours too have added their bit. Baba Ramdev says Yoga is the cure, an Ayurveda expert says Gau Piyush is it, my local chemist advised me to reuse my mask after washing it in Nilgiri and Lavang Tel; " and yes, dont forget to chew some Tulsi leaves everyday", everyone seems to have a recommendation.
I am extremely sad for the pain this pandemic has caused people. But I refuse to be scared now. Im going to take all medically correct precautions but I refuse to panic. I have thrown away my mask (it wasnt an N 95, plus there is so much confusion about them anyway) and go about my daily chores with a lighter heart now.
Just one thing is still bothering me - when are the local authorities going to declare a curfew so that I may enjoy some days off from work????
