India’s lockdown: Where community is prized, isolation proves tough

When Minhal Hasan and Kritika Gupta got married last month, it wasn’t what they’d pictured.

The couple, who both work for a production company in Delhi, planned on bringing all their family and friends and co-workers together for a grand celebration with hundreds of people, spread out over two days. Instead, a week before the March 20 ceremony, they were sending frantic texts and emails to disinvite their guests, and wound up hosting a pared-down lunch for 20 in their home. There was no hugging or touching. Sanitizer was handed out to each guest. Their wedding costumes went to waste.

“We had to improvise our