Main description:

This book presents a broad overview of the challenges posed by COVID-19 in India and its neighboring countries. It studies the differing responses to COVID-19 infections across South Asia, the variegated impact of the pandemic on its societies, communities and economies, and emerging challenges which require an interdisciplinary understanding and analysis.

With a range of case studies from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, this book,

Analyses the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, including the structural challenges faced by farmers in the agricultural production and migrant workers in the informal sectors;

Examines the shifting trends in migration and displacement during the pandemic;

Explores the precarity faced by LGBTQ+, transgender, Dalit, tribal, senior citizens, and other marginalized communities during the pandemic;

Discusses the gendered impact of the pandemic on women and girls, combining with multiple and intersecting inequalities like race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, geographical location, and sexual orientation;

Sheds light on the position of health infrastructure and healthcare services across different countries, and the transitions experienced in their education sectors as well, in response to COVID-19.

A holistic read on the pandemic, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, medical anthropology, sociology of health, pandemic and health studies, political studies, social anthropology, public policy, and South Asian studies.

Contents:

Introduction Chandan Kumar Sharma and Reshmi Banerjee Part I - Impact on Economy. 1. COVID-19 and the Challenges of Doubling Farmers' Income in India 2. Migration, Informality and COVID-19 Pandemic in India 3. Effect of COVID-19 on the Economy of North Eastern Region of India: An Assessment Part II - Unforeseen Transformation. 4. COVID-19 and Health Workforce in India: Time for Radical Change? 5. COVID-19 and the Indian Health System: A Democratic Deficit 6. Covid-19 Pandemic and its impact on the Indian Education System 7. NGOs in the Times of COVID-19 Part III- On the Periphery. 8. Home, Violence and the Pandemic: Sociological Discourses and Re-imagination in India 9. The Unwanted Citizen: Dalit Precarity and the Pandemic in India 10. COVID-19 and Queer Community in India: Transgender Precarity vs #Homovivah 11. Life of the Marginalised and the Pandemic: The Case of Tribes in India 12. Tracing Challenges, Coping and Resilience among Older Persons amidst Corona Pandemic: A Case of Urban India Part IV - Regional Narratives. 13. Socio Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Lessons: Bangladesh 14. A Neighbour's Anguish: Myanmar's Response to the Pandemic 15. Social Dimension of COVID-19 Outbreak in Nepal 16. The Crown and the Corona: A close-up on Bhutan's successful COVID response led by the King 17. Risks, Livelihoods, and Family Life: Negotiating the Covid-19 Pandemic in Urban Pakistan 18. "New normal" in Sri Lanka: The Impact of Local Reaction to a Global Pandemic in Shaping Everyday Lives of the Citizens.