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BANKING ON HIMSELF

When the car turned the corner to his house in Gurgaon on May 19, Ashok Takkar spotted his wife, son, and several neighbours standing outside. They gave him a hero’s welcome, showering him with marigold petals?” Being the only case in his colony at the time, he had become a point of contact for many who were experiencing Covid anxiety, or were simply curious to hear what the experience was like. In Takkar’s case, there really was little to fret over.

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