What a deathfest taught me about heroes

Manish NandyTIMESOFINDIA.COM
Jun 21, 2023 | 19:48 IST

India, US...actually any corner of the world....you will find people whose stories are a source of inspiration. They've lost family members, jobs, money. Some of them are struggling just to stay sane, yet they soldier on

As a kid, I watched the bloodbath of the forties, when religious groups slaughtered one another. A lifetime later, I watched the deathfest of the twenties, a pandemic.

All of us know someone who died in the last thirty months. A relative, a friend, a colleague, a neighbour. Several lost their jobs. Businesses I know – restaurants I enjoy, stores I patronise, galleries I visit – folded.
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