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A Day in the Times of Being Carnivorous, Oh No Coronavirous

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My mother is quite a fan of the idiot box. Somewhere there is a discussion between her and the neighborhood aunty. The conversation goes like this: "Yen Maa Sumathi, indha Sujatha vaa ava maamiyar kollai pannitaal(Sumathi you know this Sujatha has been murdered by her mother in law. I am perplexed, a discussion and that too a murder being discussed as simple as a walk in the park. Then I quickly understand that its a TV serial that is being discussed. I let that pass and understand the adventures of working from home. Quickly I want to adapt myself to maybe a changing lifestyle that could perhaps stay with me for more than a month, who knows? Summer Holidays have been declared a month earlier and I have to also deal with the constant chatter, laughter, shrieks of two straddling teenagers. I wish I could work in a serene, peaceful environment and home is far away from it. "Dai Rahul" screams my younger son Dhruvan. "Naa Jail laa iruken daa, a