Yash Vora, pursuing his Masters in Marketing at the University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland, got lucky as he had plans to come back to India for a short break even as the Coronavirus pandemic hit the country.

Drishti Chamu Singh Rana, on the other hand, studying at the same university, has decided to stay amid lack of clarity over the remainder of her course. These are just two of the many Indian students pursuing studies at international universities, forced into disarray by the pandemic.