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Lockdown Tales
Collected by R Eloni Koren (Member, Students' Editorial Board)
As we all know, during the lockdown, we
had to follow the guidelines but there was
an aunt in my neighbourhood who took it
so seriously that she started putting all the
groceries and vegetables which were deliv-
ered, outside the home for about three days.
In three days, any vegetable would start to
spoil, but she continued to do so. That was
really weird and funny at the same time.
Mayank Yadav
B. Sc. (H) Botany, I Year
In my opinion, it was a great time. We all
got time to learn a lot. We spent wonderful
times with our families and cooked several
items. And the most interesting thing was,
once during the lockdown, I had to go out
to buy some medicine. Some policemen
stopped me. Although I was wearing a mask
and told them the reason as well, they didn’t
let me go. Suddenly, the City S. P arrived on
the spot during his round and he found me
standing there. I told him everything that
had happened and he told the other police-
men to let me go. But we had a good talk.
I told him about my dream of becoming an
IPS officer like him. He was quite happy to
hear that and wished me good luck. It was a
memorable moment. I am happy for every-
thing that happened because of Covid-19
because it taught us a lot.
Yashraj Aditya, B. Sc. (H) Botany, I Year
Lockdown was an unfortunate event. However, I’d say that the following se-
ries of unfriendly encounters with ‘Orange Indian Wasps’ would be consid-
ered more unfortunate. It started at the beginning of 2020 when a bunch of
Indian wasps began to live somewhere around the back balcony of our house.
They had already stung our maids back in January 2020 and during the lock-
down, they targeted my family. First, it was my mother, mopping the balcony
and down came a wasp stinging her ankle. Second was me; I went outside
to attend a call and from nowhere, a wasp crawled inside my slippers. I still
remember screaming for the next hour. The pain was horrible. Third was my
Lockdown was hard for me as I
father who finally found the beehive. While removing it, he got stung. But
could not go home. So, I spent
his mission was successful. However, one wasp took revenge soon. We b had
the entirety of it away from my
a hearty laugh since all these events happened within a week. Hehe :)
family in the hostel. Those were
undisputedly some of the hard-
Anonymous
est days. However, a messed-
up sleep schedule allowed me
to witness some of the most
2020 was the worst year
beautiful sunsets and sunris- of my life!
es. I would observe the lunar Here's another one. This one will be
cycle and notice the different called a series of hurtful embarrassing
Pratibha
shapes and shades of the moon. moments, starting at the time I sprained B. Sc. (H) Botany,
Bird-watching and propagat- my ankle while trying to wear tights. I Year
ing plants were another fun Neither can I explain nor do I know how
hobby I took up! it happened but it did. The pain caused
by the sprain lasted a week. Then was
This lockdown helped in enjoy-
Anonymous my phase of dancing randomly in my
ing togetherness with family
room. First I hit my fingers on the wall
which was lost some years ago
super hard and it hurt like the bones got
a concussion. Then my foot got hurt because of our busy schedule. I
I went to Maharashtra for a while swirling around, by the edge of my think, the lockdown helped in
week to meet one of my friends bed so bad that it bled. But this isn't it. bringing family members clos-
before the lockdown. As soon as One fine morning, I mopped the floor er as they got the opportunity
I reached my friend’s home, the of my room, kept back the mop and to spend quality time with each
lockdown started. I got stuck at when I returned, I slipped…on the floor other. Everyone shared the
her place for 62 days! As soon as of my room. The one I mopped, not two household chores. Mothers
the trains started again, I made minutes ago. As I slipped, I screamed got helping hands. It helped in
reservations and came back two words of wisdom that I'd rather not bringing out the hidden talents
home to Jammu. (I was living mention. They will be imprinted in my which were unable to come to
in Jammu at that time) the forefront due to career ten-
memory for ages to come and so will
this story of hurtful, embarrassing mo- sions or some other work.
Mridula Rani, ments.
B. Sc. (H) Botany, I Year Riya Dayal, B. Sc. (H) Botany,
I Year
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