The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the global response to contain the disease are unprecedented, as it shatters global health with crippling impacts irrespective of geographic realm. The global public health arena is in deep trouble, as the past few decades have witnessed an astonishing outbreak of pandemics and epidemics geared by globalization, climate change and population explosion. India was initially stamped by lower COVID-19 case numbers and fewer deaths compared with numbers in many developed countries. The lockdown in India paves the way for life-changing and disrupting experiences....