The Coronavirus outbreak was so sudden although some of us saw it coming but the ones who didn’t, they had a very small time to adapt their brain into this situation of lockdown where no one can step out of their house for weeks and now for months. Yes, the lockdown has been extended till May 3 which I think is the best thing happening to me right now as I can spend much more time with myself.

Sunday, March 22 was the day when we saw Janta curfew in action. This was the very first and unexpected holiday we’ve ever encountered. Every one locked inside their own house and having a good break from this fast world they’ve been living since ages especially if you are a resident in Mumbai and nearby suburban parts of Mumbai. The Janta curfew went well, at 5 pm people came into their balconies and gave a tribute to all the first responders that include our police, doctors, nurses and also our food delivery people. Although some of us went a step further and started blowing firecrackers which was funny for me when I first saw and heard about it but after a while, I realized that if people are coming down the streets to celebrate this successful curfew then this curfew was indeed a failure as the whole point of this lockdown was gone the moment people came together to celebrate. Not all people went rogue but the ones who did has some serious problems going on inside of their brains.



2-3 Days later, the nationwide lockdown was Implemented and we all were now locked inside of our houses not for a day but for 2 weeks, at least this was what the authorities said at that time. Now we are locked for months and there is nothing we can do about it. Instead of complaining that I can’t go out, I don’t feel good locked inside; Do something productive make use of this time like never before. All your life you’ve been complaining that you don’t have time to follow your hobbies but now you have all the time you need. Get enough sleep and start working and studying. Watch those Tv series and movies which you always wanted to watch, spend some quality time with your family. Get some family-friendly content to watch with them so that the bonding between you and your families improve.

Some of the great family-friendly shows are what I’m going to suggest today :

1) TVF’s Panchayat

Panchayat is a show which showcases the life of a person after completing his college. The story goes around where the lead actor is appointed as the Secretary of the panchayat office in a remote Uttar Pradesh village called Phulera. All the episodes have this rural feel of India where they portray the issues of the people in small villages of India and also how people live a happy life in the small world. How some people fight over small issues which we living in cities doesn’t even consider issues. In short, this show is a great show to watch with your family and is available on Amazon Prime Video.



2) Samantar

This was my very first time watching a Marathi web series which turned out so well that I finished the show in one go. The series consists of 9 episodes and also all the episodes are dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu so there is no language barrier if you happen to watch this show. The story revolves around the lead character who lives in Mumbai showing his struggles in life and bad luck he faces almost every day in his life. You can finish this show in around 2.5hrs & the last episode leaves us all with a cliffhanger which also indicated that the second season of this show is coming soon. This show is available to watch for free on MX player and is based upon a novel of the same name “Samantar”.