How We’re Coping with Webchutney from Home
Recently, Gautam shared his thoughts on the changes wrought by COVID-19 on our business. As much as the word disruption now has a fabled meaning in our society, propelled as a net positive, the disruption in our worlds in this case has been unprecedented in scope. Our people have come out shining in maintaining continuity.
But there’s more to what society is going through than business as usual. The lockdown is real, but we’re looking for keys to break away from the lack-of-physical presence—a factor that so often makes the difference in our work. With that mind, we are lucky. Our colleagues have been using the time to learn, share, and go through this together. We’re inspired, and find meaning in their highly personal displays of expression.
Over the next few days & weeks, we expect to update this post with new features and work, as Webchutney From Home is afoot. So far:
- Binaifer Dulani writes on long-term behavioural changes, paired with her dystopian narrative fiction piece — set 72 days after the lockdown. Don’t miss it.
- Tanya Paul participates in 21 Days of Posters, with Quarantine & Chill: freehand expressions on nostalgia, breezy days, and going places — at least psychologically for now. Follow along.
- Shwetha Vishwakarma’s #OnePosterADay series is a chilling response to staying at home, in your perceived comfort zone, as the rest of the world plugs you into its discomfort. The argument is black and white, but the art isn’t.
- Sanket Audhi, one-time engineer turned creative lead, espouses virtues of brushing your teeth longer than 20 seconds in a short, foxy Twitter thread.
- Zubin Jauhari stars as COVID-19, on the day of the Janata curfew.
- Rishi Sheth is neither rushing, dragging, nor learning to ring bells and whistles.
- Rima Jose brings a version of her Project PopCorpse to this blog with Dissolution—on life after the pandemic. [Published 30/03]
- Sabari Venu’s long-running webcomic, Mean Curry, was featured in The Hindu. A quick scan of his page should numb any lingering anxiety. [Published 03/04]
- Anchit Chauhan writes on a new consumer class.
- Gautam Reghunath and Ishtaarth Dalmia co-author a new newsletter, riding on a wave of optimism we could use, as we make sense of the present and look to the future. It’s named The Briefly for a reason. The first edition is here, and you can subscribe to it right about here.
This story is always being updated. Until then remember to:
Edit #1: 30/03/2020; Edit #2: 03/04/2020; Edit #3: 14/04/2020
