Lohri is here. It is celebrated with Punjabi folk songs, Bhangra, Giddha and bonfire in the Punjab and Haryana region with lots of enthusiasm. Due to COVID19 there won't be huge gatherings but that doesn't mean you can't celebrate. Find out more about this festive tradition which has been celebrated in India for centuries together.
One hundred and 14 days. That’s how long Mary Daniel went without seeing her husband after the coronavirus banned visitors from his nursing home, separating the couple for the first time since he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's seven years ago.
Outside, the soundtrack of sirens wailed, each another death blow to the city that had nurtured my development as a musician for so long. But from inside my life on lockdown, an unexpected reconnection to my catalogue of sounds was handing me hope for New York's future.
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