In lockdown from Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, millennials tell Lounge about their coping mechanisms and worries for the future In her 28 years, Bhawana Theeng Tamang hasn’t felt as self-conscious as she does these days on the rare occasion she has to step out of her rented home in Kolkata.
Coming from Darjeeling, she has been living in the city for several years now—first as a student at Jadavpur University, and now, as a college teacher. “I am a visible minority, though," she says, “and, for the first time, in this lockdown in self-isolation, I feel acutely aware of my identity." Since the covid-19 outbreak, incidents of racial attacks have been reported across India.