'Last year, people were a lot more willing to forgive the government for their mistakes and helplessness,' journalist Barkha Dutt, from the online publication Mojo Story, said. The measures forced millions of economic migrants to walk vast distances to their hometowns and villages. ( Reuters: Niharika Kulkarni)įirst, there was a slower response to the second wave. India took swift action when the pandemic first took hold last year, imposing one of the most aggressive lockdowns in the world. India is being overrun by hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus cases, bringing a new reality for daily life in its main cities and towns.
