What is the role of an artist in a pandemic? The question is at the heart of the COVID-inspired artwork created by Priyal Thakkar during the lockdown. Known for her photography-based art-a technique she describes as paintograph-Thakkar used it to tell the story of frontline workers, who became the critical force to help the country fight the rising Coronavirus infections.

Students of King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College prepare face shields for doctors