Once it was important to get up close and personal, but in Covid times, it’s important to stay distant. We used to sing about yeh nazdeekiyan, now we must sing odes to yeh dooriyan. But in socially distant times, it’s boom times for zoom times. With Zoom calls, Zoom chats, Zoom classes, Zoom conferences, Zoom parties and even Zoom weddings, the old adage, ‘distance makes the heart grow fonder’ is truer than ever. When we click on links, links grow stronger, and we click with someone new or old.
Falling in love or getting married via high speed internet might be opening up new vistas for human connectivity. Virtual communication can perhaps never replace tactile contact, but for the moment a Read More