In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Indians across class, caste, region and religion have spontaneously collaborated to support each other and those in need Till a few weeks ago, Aqsa Shaikh, a medical doctor and community medicine specialist, was attending protests against the recent Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.
She was also spearheading operations on the WhatsApp group Helping Hands—created by the faculty and healthcare workers of the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard—to provide financial support to underprivileged patients.
Since late February, this had doubled up as a platform to arrange medical treatment, essential provisions and legal assistance for victims of the