Impact of Covid 19 pandemic in India: Equity,Inclusion and Exclusion

 Book Review

•                   Book- Impact of Covid 19 pandemic in India

•                   Editors – Prof[Dr.] Rajendra Dhar Dubey ,Dr.Karavi Barman, Dr.Kasturi Bora et al

•                   Pages- 266

•                   Genre – 
collection of Research papers

•                   My Rating – 5/5 stars

Blurb:

This contributed volume is a selection of chapters by diverse academicians and experts from a wide range of disciplines. who address the national and regional side effects of Covid-19 pandemic. The book targets an academic and professional audience, who seek multidisciplinary knowledge of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic in India.

My Review:

In the past couple of years, the world has turned topsy-turvy due to the after-effects of a pandemic. Though we have heard about the impact and felt it, even more, this book gives us the statistics and details on how the pandemic has affected every part of our country and its impact on the various sectors of the nation.

A collection of 29 research papers by various academicians and experts from various disciplines have addressed the effects of the pandemic, both at a national and regional level.

Though this book is targeted at a professional and academic audience, this is a good book to read and relate to if you are looking to understand the impact in a better way.

While some of the papers sound a little technical, others are very simple and easy to follow and grasp the points.

Not only do they talk of the negative impact of the pandemic and its effect on several sectors in the country, but it also the positive effect the social media had on helping the people find relief materials and hospital beds, etc during the testing time, especially during the second wave.

Apart from the various topics/sectors, the impact of covid on mental health was an eye opener. It shows in what ways the mental health has been affected – not only to the people who contracted the virus but also the school children/adolescent children were affected and the mental equilibrium getting disrupted.

The pandemic has drastically affected the nation’s health and economy and this book has research papers on all these to give a clear idea of what happened and how the nation can overcome these effects in the coming future to attain balance.

The various other topics include its effect on socio-economic conditions, problems faced by migrants, women during the pandemic, downfall in several sectors and how the various businesses got affected, blended learning- the new normal, etc.

Throughout the book, there are graphs/sketches/tables for a better understanding of the topic discusses.

In all, this compilation of research articles provides much-needed information to the professionals and academic audience and is also an information trove for those who want to have a better understanding of the effects of this pandemic.