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Nostalgia at the time of Lockdown

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On 24 th March 2020, the entire nation came to a standstill right after the Prime Minister of India declared a nationwide lockdown in order to prevent the contagion of COVID-19. It was fine for a few days to relax and stay at home, enjoying something like pre-summer holidays. The days passed by at its own pace, there being nothing much for one to do other than the household chores and nowhere to move around other than one’s own dwelling. The lockdown regime was a bit boring at first. However, subsequently people have started finding out ways to utilise and while away their precious time. The lockdown has brought in the feeling of nostalgia for everyone. People at present are with their families, spending time together just the way they did in their olden days. Social media is flooded with pictures of their childhood and other long forgotten memories. An icing on the cake of this nostalgia was the re-telecast of the most loved epic dramas. As the re-telec