From choir to duet: Ramayan Paath in the times of coronavirus

Every July, Kshetra Pal and his wife, Pushpa, hold Ramayan Paath, a continuous 24-hour reading of the complete Ramcharitmanas, at their home in Ghaziabad. But how were they to do this during the Covid-19 pandemic when any gathering was deemed life threatening?

They would always take the possibility of monsoon showers into account, as well as that of unexpected power cuts. But they hadn’t thought of this situation.

Kshetra Pal and his wife, Pushpa, hold Ramayan Paath virtually.(Mayank Austen Soofi)