‘They Are Not Numbers, They Are Our People'
Millennium Post Delhi|April 27, 2021
Here today, gone tomorrow: The pandemic leaves behind mourning families, friends
Nikita Jain
‘They Are Not Numbers, They Are Our People'

NEW DELHI: The pandemic has taken away a lot of people, leaving behind the mourning families and friends. From grandparents to teachers and old friends, the lives of people have become mere numbers as the whole national Capital crumbles under the chaos of pandemic.

Sunil Jain smiles a little when he remembers his oldest friend Joginder Mittal, who succumbed to Covid a few days back. “He is my oldest friend, you can say he was a brother,” Jain said, diverting his face towards the television.

Mitta (57) owned a retail shop in Delhi’s Najafgarh. “I received the news five days back that he had died. I had no words left,” Jain said still looking at the television. “He was my oldest friend and we used to live in the same area and grew up together. We went to the same school, got punished together. Played together and laughed together,” he said smiling.

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