Covid-19, the infection sweeping the world, has made us all hope that we can flee this fever. Some would say the coro-na virus has always been dominant in the state of Bengal, gripped for decades by the plague of koro-na or don’t do/ can’t do/ will not do. Bengalis accustomed to shouting ‘cholbe na’ (won’t work) during public protests will be worried if corona now stops street gatherings altogether. On an entirely different note, quipped the internet wag: Did Yes Bank get infected by the co-Rana virus?
Shaken by the spread of the highly contagious disease, the handshake is no longer possible. Long before the handshake there was the namaskar and the aadaab which are making a big comeback. What should Read More