India, March 24 -- This Sunday, on March 22, sharp at 5 pm, we witnessed a rare tryst when the entire nation gathered on their balconies and rooftops to applaud the valorous bravehearts who have been endangering their lives to serve the rest. The clamour of gongs reverberated like a celebration, reminiscent of some medieval time in history. Except that this solemn and collective chiming of bells and conch shells was happening in a war-like situation of utter morbidity to fight back the black swan, COVID-19 , which has struck lives and livelihoods with unprecedented ferocity.

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