Marking the anniversary of imposition of the COVID-19 lockdown in Inida, the Society for Social and Economic Research organised a conference, A Year Since the First COVID-19 Lockdown: India’s Unfolding Crisis, on March 25-26, 2021. Speakers at the conference discussed a wide range of issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policies that were used to mitigate the crisis. The talks and discussions from the conference can be viewed using the following links.
Session I: Political Economy of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Session II: Disease and the Health System
Session III: Policy Choices, Economy and the Lives of People
Session IV: The Social Sector
Session V: Restructuring and Distribution
Session VI: Media and Culture
- Sashi Kumar – COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdown and the Media
- T K Rajalakshmi – Impact on the Media and Mediapersons
- Komita Dhanda – COVID-19 Pandemic and Culture: Artists and Workers
- Discussion
You can also use this YouTube Playlist to view the entire sequence of talks and discussions.