Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India

Gopi Devdutt Tripathy is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. Her research interests include religion, sociological theory, popular culture, gender studies and literary texts. Anurita Jalan is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. Her areas of interest are sociology of health and medicine, gender studies, family and marriage and ethics in the everyday life of students. She has presented papers in some national and international workshops and symposia related to her areas of interest. She has also written articles/chapters for some journals and books. Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, a gerontologist and a health and development social scientist. She is also a teacher, a writer, a researcher, a consultant and an activist. She has been involved with ageing studies since 1992, when she began pursuing postdoctoral work on ageing issues. She has held prestigious assignments with various United Nations agencies and with national and international institutions. She has participated in panel discussions, delivered keynote addresses and chaired sessions on ageing concerns with reputed organizations both in India and abroad. She has been awarded fellowships for her contributions to gerontology around the world. 

Introduction: The New Normal: Home and the World Through the Looking Glass.- Gendering the pandemic: Revisiting the domestic space in times of Covid-19.- Home, the  vulnerable and the pandemic.- Bringing the World Inside Home: Media, Advertisements and Changing forms of Consumerism.- Education and the COVID–19 Pandemic: Experiences and implications.-  Dealing with the fear and social stigma of the Pandemic: Medley of preventive healthcare practices in India.- Locking Down The  Wage Laborers In Informal Sector: The Continuum Of Socio-Economic Suffering.- The Pandemic and Relief Work: Experiences from the Field.