Once Upon a Lockdown - Gripping Tales From a Pandemic Era - Anurag Anand

Anurag Anand’s three stories bring in the gravity of the pandemic that has overtaken the world.

Bhumika, an aspiring actress, who is living it up, gets a break in an acclaimed web series. How does her life change when a virus makes her plans go awry?

The second story, titled ‘Corona Mai’, takes an amusing look at the how a little hoax can take on giant proportions, involving a whole village of gullible believers and canny upstarts who milk the situation for all they are worth.

‘One for the Road’ brings alive the worst nightmare that a woman can face in the times of lockdown.

In a world that has turned topsy-turvy, these three tales by Anurag Anand touch upon realities that thousands of people are going through across the world. Apart from his riveting style and his penchant for apt characterization, it is the looming spectre of the corona virus that makes his narration gripping.