Meet Maya. A 12-year-old girl, who has been living within the four walls of her basti in a Mumbai slum, for 40 days. Over the next month, we share with you her everyday adventures under lockdown, as she experiences a pandemic of this nature, for the first time. The Little Quarantine Diary is a glimpse into the life of this young girl through her everyday stories – some hilarious, others heart wrenching, as she copes with uncertain times ahead.
Maya’s first day under lockdown reads like a scene out of most homes across the country. Does stay at home = holiday time for her? Read as she writes in her ‘Kittu’ (Short form for Kitab!)
Maya’s Mumma is asked to stop going to work, creating an anxious situation at home. Yet, Maya finds joy in the mundane incidents that unfold around her.
Hearing about social disancing for the first time, and questioning its practicality, Maya learns about a case in her slum area.
Maya is disillusioned with the extended lockdown and wonders if the virus will ever go away.
Maya misses her normal life and wishes to be free soon…
