After almost three decades of following a particular professional ritual, the work life took an unanticipated turn last fortnight as India chose to lock down when Covid-19 homed in. The routine of leaving home a couple of hours after the cock crowed, and doing an eight-to-nine-hour grind in and out of office made way for a largely unfamiliar approach to work: Wake up when the cock crowed, lend a hand with the house work, and do an eight-to-nine-hour professional grind on your laptop and via remote conferencing.
(This story appears in the 24 April, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)