Full Description
This volume captures the social, political, psychological, administrative, and policy dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian context. The book is divided into four parts. Part I highlights social narratives from underprivileged workers, ASHA workers, the LGBTIQ+ community, and sanitary workers. It documents their struggles to develop mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies. Part II includes case studies and stories of self-management, the mental health of students from rural and urban Maharashtra, and of caregivers. It unveils the path of transformation of self to deal with the issues of anxiety and emotional turmoil caused during and due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Part III consists of resilience, philosophical hope, and solidarity, which reflect the contribution of seva by the Sikh community. It also highlights the contribution of government organizations like Indian Railways, Air India, and the Employee Provident Fund Organization to provide relief to both the people of India and Indians residing abroad to bring people back to the country during the unprecedented times. Part IV discusses the responses of various states of India to the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of policies by the government of India during those times.
Based on empirical research work, this book will be useful for students, teachers, researchers, behavioral scientists, and practitioners of psychology, sociology, human geography, mental health, political science, public health, and public policy. This book will also be of interest to policymakers and the general public to understand the intricacies involved and the essential propositions with regard to pandemics.
Contents
List of Figures xii List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xiv Preface xix Introduction 1 RAJESH KHARAT AND SATISHCHANDRA KUMAR PART I Narratives From Social Peripheries 9 1 The Unprivileged Migrant Workers in India at the Time of COVID-19 11 AMIT RANJAN 2 The Forgotten Warriors: ASHA Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic 28 APARNA PHADKE, SATISHCHANDRA KUMAR, AND SUMAN PUJARI 3 Voices from the Margins: Pandemic Experiences of the LGBTIQ Community in Mumbai 44 SHAILESH BHUTKA, KAJAL BORASTE, AND SUNIL GANGAVANE 4 Sanitary Workers in Mumbai Metropolitan Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic 61 NIKHIL VILAS GAWAI AND APARNA ASHOK PHADKE 5 Epistemological Crisis of Performing Theater in Times of COVID-19 82 OMKAR BHATKAR PART II Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic 97 6 Rational Self-Management in the COVID-19 Pandemic 99 ANJALI JOSHI 7 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Rumor: The Indian Story 112 BRAJ BHUSHAN 8 Creative Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Shared Stories of Disabled Young People, Caregivers, and Mental Health Practitioners from Mumbai, India 123 JILL SANGHVI AND JEHANZEB BALDIWALA 9 Mental Health of Students of Higher Education in Maharashtra During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study 135 JUHI DESHMUKH, B.R SHEJWAL, SATISHCHANDRA KUMAR, DAVE SOOKHOO, ABHIJEET CHORE, AND SHWETA SAHASRABUDDHE PART III The COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Setbacks 151 10 Tears, Resilience, and a Pandemic: A Visual (Semiological) Journey 153 RASHMI LEE GEORGE 11 Air India's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 166 SEEMA RAWAT 12 Finding Hope and Solidarity Through Camus and Derrida During COVID-19 178 BIRAJ MEHTA RATHI 13 EPFO to e-EPFO: Transformational Journey of a Service 194 MRIDULA GHAI, NILENDU MISHRA, AJAY KUMAR, AND GHAZALA ALI KHAN 14 The Concept of Seva in Sikhism and Its Relevance in the COVID-19 Pandemic 208 RAVINDER KAUR CHEEMA 15 The Role of Indian Railways During COVID-19: An Appraisal 226 PRAVEEN KUMARI SINGH AND SAGAR CHAHAR PART IV Indian States' Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic 245 16 COVID-19 and the Politics of Lockdowns in Kashmir 247 SHAKHOOR AHMAD WANI 17 Conducting Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic 260 JEETENDRA KUMAR 18 Public Education in Times of COVID-19 274 PRAVEEN KUMARI SINGH AND VASUNDHRA SINGH 19 COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh: An Overview 291 CHAPHIAK LOWANG 20 Sikkim's Response to COVID-19: The Fight Continues 304 CHUNKU BHUTIA 21 Understanding Kerala's Social Model of COVID-19 Containment: Perspectives from Below 320 P R REHNAMOL 22 Government of India's Policies to Face the COVID-19 Challenges in Education, Economy, and Health Sectors 334 ARUSHI SHARMA AND AISHE DEBNATH Index 355
