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The Pandemicians

I still remember that fine afternoon when we were discussing the floor plans for the upcoming final examinations in March. The sudden announcement that they were closing down schools with immediate effect due to the increasing spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This might have prepared us for the nationwide lockdown that was announced a few days later, but at that particular time... what resulted was total chaos and anxiety! It was the first time in our life that we were going to experience a lockdown! None of us knew what to expect and for how long this phenomenon would last. The schools and its teaching community were so far away from anything close to being prepared for a situation like this!   6 months down the line and the worst seems yet to be over. Schools still closed! Kids and elderly still asked to stay safe at home! The infection still spreading at alarmingly high rates!  Imagine a scenario where you trained and experienced using the blackboard and the chalk for decades... sur