Positive: Voices Through The Storms and The Calms of a Torrential Pandemic

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Listen to stories of people who surfed the rough seas of the pandemic. Hear them narrate their firefighting experience in hospitals, volunteer hubs and within their families. Producer: Anupama Chandrasekaran Visit us here

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  1. Surrogate Mothers and the Financial Distress of the Pandemic

    28/09/2021

    Surrogate Mothers and the Financial Distress of the Pandemic

    Pinky and Meena didn’t imagine that one could conceive a baby without sexual intimacy. Then the financial torment of the pandemic brought them to surrogacy. Dr Nayana Patel, who runs the hospital where Meena and Pinky enrolled as surrogates, describes the precarious hurdles her hospital faced during the pandemic.

    13 min
  2. COVID-19: A Search for the Missing

    17/08/2021

    COVID-19: A Search for the Missing

    Menson Aruldas grew up without his mother. The news of deaths surrounding the pandemic has made him pedal harder to find her. He doesn’t want to regret missing an opportunity to reconnect with her.

    11 min
  3. Young lifeguards Patrol the Corona Ocean

    28/06/2021

    Young lifeguards Patrol the Corona Ocean

    A youth organisation transforms into a call centre to help Corona patients and their families scrambling for assistance. Anger simmers about government inadequacies.

    11 min
  4. Next stop: India’s Villages

    20/06/2021

    Next stop: India’s Villages

    An unexpected death rocks a far-flung tribal settlement, previously untouched by the pandemic. Regi George, a doctor running a hospital in this remote region, and his team chalk out a prescription plan for Sittilingi valley in South India.

    10 min
  5. To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

    07/06/2021

    To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

    Behavioural science researcher Anushka Ashok dissects roadblocks to vaccinating the world.

    13 min
  6. A Son Soaks in Grief

    01/06/2021

    A Son Soaks in Grief

    Sayantan Banerjee is only 23 years old. He learnt a life lesson as he soaked in the sorrows of others during his mother’s hospitalisation.

    9 min
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