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COVID has exposed the great fiction of middle-class life in India

7 mins | Jun 15, 2021
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The pandemic has revealed a stark truth for some. A postcard from Kolkata: Shreevatsa Nevatia always believed that his domestic staff were part of the family. But the pandemic has opened his eyes to reality. In this reflection on Indian society, the editor of National Geographic Traveller explores how the most recent and deadly coronavirus outbreak has revealed a sharp class boundary in his country.

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