On Being Cooped Up: The Irony of Being Privileged Nagmani Rao ०२ जून २०२०

Some days ago, a friend, Anju, sent a video of hordes of hens and cocks racing out, as if celebrating their ‘azadi’ after heaven knows how many days of being ‘cooped up’. Her caption said it all – ‘Us after lockdown is lifted’. Never have I empathized more with the condition of cooped-up species than I do now…. And this, despite being in the care and company of loved ones. It makes me ponder….how …