At the height of India’s coronavirus lockdown last month, an attorney seeking bail for a client in the western state of Rajasthan came up with a novel way to beat the scorching summer heat.
He simply appeared before the judge in his undershirt during a hearing conducted from home by video conference.Incensed by the absence of any formal courtoom garb, the judge adjourned the case, reprimanding counsel for wearing a “baniyan" – the thin white, sleeveless vest meant to be worn as an undergarment.
As workers worldwide wrestle with the norms of home video conferences -- the de facto meeting rooms of the coronavirus era -- tensions are running particularly high in India.