{"id":4921,"date":"2020-04-06T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T09:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=4921"},"modified":"2020-04-06T19:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:39:40","slug":"lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Resources for Your Lockdown Leisure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/library-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?fit=751%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"751,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"library\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?fit=751%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4929\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?resize=751%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/library.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. Never before has an invisible enemy created such a global catastrophe in recent history. Countries are going into lockdown and the daily rut of pre-coronavirus days seems like privilege. But on the flip side, whether we are social distancing, in self-isolation or under quarantine, those of us who stay in a safe environment have an opportunity to introspect and work on creating healthier routines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The silver lining of this crisis is the large number of institutions and individuals who have gone on a knowledge-sharing spree. We are especially grateful to everyone who has gone out of their way to make this dystopian present more meaningful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a list of some free resources to keep you occupied and to help you get through these hard times.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wordnomics: Books and Writing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing during lockdown: If you have tried writing 50,000 words for the NaNoWriMo, you may want to use this lockdown to pen down a chapter, a short story or the outline of a novel. Try to achieve a daily word count with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nanowrimo.org\/stayhomewrimo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> #StayathomeWrimo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It isn\u2019t easy and you don\u2019t have to beat yourself up if you don\u2019t get the required word count but even a paragraph can stand you in good stead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read at Home Initiatives: Although books are now considered non-essential commodities, there is a huge supply of books and stories online:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fbhutto\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatima Bhutto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/topbastard\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanam Meher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are presenting short reads by writers in different genres.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoliBooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roli Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has also organized live conversations with well-known authors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For children, the #ThodaReadingCorona project driven by Bijal Vachharajani encourages children to listen to stories. You can catch authors reading their stories on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Readingraccoons\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> facebook group Reading Raccoons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many publishers are sharing great reads.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juggernaut.in\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juggernaut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This publishing house is offering books on their mobile app platform for free. You can spend your lockdown leisure diving into historical fiction like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebel Sultans <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Manu S. Pillai and romantic comedy like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combat Skirts <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Sahana Ahmed at the tap of a finger. Read quick!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.in\/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_US&amp;source_code=AUDTM002080318002F&amp;ipRedirectFrom=US&amp;ipRedirectOriginalURL=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The audiobook store is also sharing plenty of free book content And if self-isolation isn\u2019t perfect time to listen to classics and children\u2019s fiction, what is?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.amarchitrakatha.com\/subscription.aspx?shelfId=16716781-3bc2-4c50-991f-aa65a09c4f71&amp;code=1BEADEB&amp;fbclid=IwAR32_1isTVk6iid2f9XnWrALMs0LKvi-OktH-Ykt8HNRJhIgl9kciceMc00\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital subscription to Amar Chitra Katha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.tinkle.in\/subscription.aspx?shelfId=d78d4014-e064-4aec-b203-4389bc08ddb4&amp;code=1A9D444&amp;fbclid=IwAR20HxakPZXb1BAoiOkOwOxDgZENzbBKRn5YxYDTgttBMbaoL1_-pSPRjTI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tinkle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; If you are a fan of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle or you want your children to read what you loved as a child growing up in India, this is the option for you. Subscription lasts for a month from signing up and you can read the comics on your mobile!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img data-attachment-id=\"4922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/amar-chitra-katha\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?fit=1023%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1023,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amar chitra katha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?fit=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?fit=840%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4922\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?resize=840%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amar-chitra-katha.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><b><\/b><strong>Virtual Wisdom and Documentaries<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many libraries and presses are providing free content access during these trying times.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/about.jstor.org\/covid19\/\">JSTOR<\/a> &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This digital library features the best of peer-reviewed scholarly journals and research reports, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and has announced that all their open access content is now available without having to login.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catch up on your academic reading while in lockdown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4923\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/jstor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?fit=750%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jstor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?fit=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?fit=750%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4923\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?resize=593%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jstor.png?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 85vw, 593px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/education\/support-learning-anywhere\/?region=uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford University Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The biggest university press is providing free access to its educational resources to students and teachers, to aid efforts at creating a home learning environment for kids while schools are closed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/classroommagazines.scholastic.com\/support\/learnathome.html\">Scholastic<\/a> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the world&#8217;s largest publishers and distributors of children&#8217;s books has also launched a website towards this end.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Internet Archive- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This library has even courted controversy by suspending waitlists for 1.4 million+ titles to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/nationalemergencylibrary\">National Emergency Library<\/a> for the benefit of displaced readers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and of those in quarantine.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-digital-reader.com\/2020\/03\/29\/library-of-congress-expands-its-collection-of-open-access-ebooks\/\">Library of Congress<\/a>:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The largest library in the world has select works on offer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Muse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Publishers who wish to make their works available at this time are able to do so here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kkvlibrary.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KKV Repository<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; You can also browse through Supreme Court lawyer K. K. Venugopal\u2019s personal library archive.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Arts and Culture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> site is mind boggling. There are scores of museums, artworks and street scenes that are on view. If you feel too cooped up in the house, hop into the Uffizi Gallery and browse through Renaissance paintings or visit the Museum of Modern Art and examine the passionate brushstrokes of Van Gogh\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Starry Night.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/mar\/29\/the-best-chat-apps-for-your-coronavirus-quarantine-ranked\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chat apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a great way of being with friends or colleagues even in this time of isolation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bunch.live\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A group video chat app for <\/span><b>live<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mobile games.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houseparty.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A video chat app that enables you talk to up to eight friends in real time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; An app that is now being used all over the world to conduct office meetings for those working from home, as well classes and workshops on various subjects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflixparty.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This simple Chrome extension allows you to watch Netflix episodes and movies at the same time as your friends, and the chat function lets you comment and react to what you\u2019re watching in real time. Who said isolation had to be so\u2026 isolated?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Metropolitan Opera <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is running its <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live in HD<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series of free streamed performances every night this week. You can check this week\u2019s schedule <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/the-metropolitan-opera-is-streaming-a-new-slate-of-free-performances-every-night-this-week-040520\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you who are tired of seeing only your pets, you may want to explore some nature documentaries\u00a0 of peaceful places here in India. Check out these youtube channels for more:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiFFB8c_KGEbeXETcZaLSVg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhadra Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosofkarnataka.com\/wild-karnataka\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoos of Karnataka<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pkk0tk5WUtA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Story of Aghanashini river<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RuVnAwkuTVw&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Story of the Kali river<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HiTJiWXYlpo&amp;amp=&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Indian Sloth Bear Story<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/2006-tigers-and-gaurs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?fit=541%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"541,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?fit=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?fit=541%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4924\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?resize=474%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?w=541&amp;ssl=1 541w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2006-Tigers-and-Gaurs.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 85vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us know how you are getting through quarantine. Stay home and stay safe!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. Never before has an invisible enemy created such a global catastrophe in recent history. Countries are going into lockdown and the daily rut of pre-coronavirus days seems like privilege. But on the flip side, whether we are social distancing, in self-isolation or under quarantine, those of us who &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/lockdown-quarantine-leisure-resources-free\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Free Resources for Your Lockdown Leisure&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[59,376,378,375,381,380,379],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1hn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5020,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/26\/covid-19-lockdown-safety-protocols-print-books-order-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":4921,"position":0},"title":"Lockdown Safety: Home Delivery in a COVID-19 World","date":"May 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The fourth iteration of the coronavirus lockdown is in full swing in India. 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