India, May 3 -- For Avinash Singh, a 21-year-old college student, the day starts at 9:30 am by logging in to the computer and be all set for the day's classes from the comfort of his home. Interestingly, his Professor is in Delhi and the other classmates in their respective hometowns. But at a click of a mouse, all are together. Elsewhere in Delhi, an 85-year-old mother, is worried because one of her daughters is stuck in the US due to the lockdown. But can take heart that they can keep in touch and get to see each other as many times in a day despite being thousands of miles away. Welcome, to the world of the new normal.

Not even in our wildest dreams had we thought of such a life - when everything would come to a near standstill and wo...