An Untold Lockdown Story

There goes my second book on Amazon.

I really did not believe I was going to be putting out two books in such quick succession. After my first one was published in November 2020, I was not thinking of my second one. And in mid-December 2020, I got a message from Amazon about their writing contest. And I was all in.

As the coronavirus ensnared the planet in its deathly hold, millions of humans entered a sudden phase of uncertainty never seen before. For humanity, the virus showed a reflective mirror: A time to pause and reassess. The virus forced a hard stop in the rat race.

In India, over a billion people entered a lockdown that stretched into months. For eighty-five-year-old Tarakka, and millions like her, the lockdown threatened to become permanent isolation.

Fiery, steely willed, and educated, Tarakka deeply resented the pain of the lockdown. Trapped indoors all she could do was walk in the terrace garden of her Bengaluru home. She missed her tiny social circle of friends, daily walks in the park, newspapers, and neighbors.

Worse, she felt unimportant and ignored at home. As everyone in the family got busy with his mobile screen all day long, she felt her digital illiteracy would relegate her to insignificance. But she was not the kind to give up without a fight. And she did. And won.

The book An Untold Lockdown Story describes how Tarakka fought and won against all odds. The e-book is on Kindle Unlimited and will be on a free campaign for several days this week. Grab your copy!

About the Author: Sridhar Pai Tonse currently works with Ispark Innovations on improving learnability in rural children. He is also the chief strategy consultant at Tonse Telecom. His first book The Whispering Tree of Bengaluru covers the wood wide web and a tree that narrates its tale.