The book explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on nations across the globe since early 2020. It hosts a variety of perspectives within economic, social and development research studies, providing contemporary and proper information. The book also presents policy prescriptions for developing economies, critiques the system of disease surveillance and waste management, and defines a vision for India's development. It also mirrors issues related to digitisation, marginalisation, government regulations and health systems and provides original ideas for innovative methodologies suitable for higher education.
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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Editors and Contributors
1. Pandemic PerspectivesIdeas for Transformation, Rebuilding Human Capital
and Pedagogies for Higher Education
Sandra Joseph & Reena Marwah
Section A: The COVID-19 Pandemic
2. (Un)Knowability of a Disease
Disease Surveillance from the Spanish Flu to Corona Outbreak
Maya John
3. Social Science Research in the Times of COVID-19
Examining the Digital Alternatives
Nivedita Ghosh, Anuradha Sharma & Amrita Sastry
4. Philosophical Inquiry into COVID-19 and its Gender Perspective
Ghazala Rizvi
Section B: Sector Specific Impacts and Insights
5. Public Health Framework: Prevention against COVID-19 in India
Traditional Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviour-based
Perspectives
Divya Agarwal, Manish Kaushik & Anil K. Gupta
6. Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic: Exploring Potential and
Possibilities
Reena Marwah, Anshi Goel & Vrinda Moda
7. Bio-Medical Waste and COVID-19 Pandemic: A State-wise Analysis
Mercykutty Jacob, Megha Jacob, Nicole Srishti Basile & Sanaa Munjal
8. Impact of COVID-19 on Brick-and-Mortar Retail and the Future Ahead
Shweta Paradkar & Monica Rani
9. Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Market Behaviour of Selected Asian Economies
Anshi Goel, Renu Gupta & Priyanka Marwah
Section C: Case Studies
10. The Role of Womens Leadership in Community Centric Initiatives for the
COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala
Sushila Ramaswamy
11. COVID-19 and the Changing Trends in CSR: Dilemmas of Persons with
Disability in India
Reshma Jose
12. Non-biodegradability of Caste Waste Pickers and Policy in Delhi during
COVID-19
Ishita Singh & Shalaka
13. Exploring Oral Narratives in Times of COVID-19: A Case Study of
Adivasi-Bodo Conflict in Assam
Bipasha R. Lakra
14. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Economic Stability of the
Students
Shalini Srivastava, Jasmin & Akanksha Aggarwal
15. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological and Physical Health of
College Students
Sneh Kapoor, Isha Mishra & Jasmin
Sandra Joseph, Principal of Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Advisor to NGOs and a member on the Editorial Boards for Illness, Crisis and Loss, Baywood Publishing Company, UK and Critical and Radical Social Work, Policy Press, UK.
Reena Marwah, Professor, Department of Commerce, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. Founding Editor of Millennial Asia, a Scopus Journal and has undertaken several national and international consultancy projects with the World Bank, UN Women and ICSSR, India.
