From early morning, the entire city was in a meditative
state with no clouds of smoke coming from hastening vehicles, and right before
5 pm, the city woke up to cheers, bells, claps and other vibrating sounds as
though culminating the meditation.
This was the preview of ‘The Unusual Sunday’, when everyone
stayed indoors following ‘Janta Curfew’. Indoreans made the most the day with
delicious treats, fun games and 21st century lessons.
The struggle of most families was the missing help from
maids. To make up for it, all the family members chipped to take up a chore.
Delicious classic treats like Samosa, Kachori, Hot Dogs and snacks from adopted
international cuisines were prepared by families together.
With the choice of staying at home without work and not much
to watch on television or social media, most families bonded over interactive
games and craft projects.
Indori Style Cheers!
The entire city from a toddler to a senior citizen, everyone
walked out to their balconies and veranda clapping, whistling and cheering
following initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to applaud healthcare
workers.
Following the social media theories and posts, many believed
and claimed that these vibrations would kill Coronavirus.
“Cheering is a great idea, whether the astrological theories
claiming that vibrations can kill the virus are true or not, so our entire family
joined the thanksgiving clapping initiative,” Nitin Jain, custom inspector, said.
A day with Nature
Many environmentalists reached out to care for environment
by planting more saplings and gardening in their homes. Some families that
shared their gardening experience and inspiring others to take up such tasks
include Sisodiya family, Jain family, Khatri family, Gera family and Sharma
family.
“Gardening is one of the simple tasks that helps us connect
with ourselves and learn essential lessons of nature,” CA Prem Dua said.
Digital lessons @91
Quarantine time seemed like a blessed time for many
families, which finally took a deep breath and spent time with families.
Making the most the day, 91-year-old Joginder Kohli learned
to use tablet on the unusual Sunday.
She recited Sahej Path on digital copy of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji for her entire family. She is one of those people, who utilised this
time by educating themselves.
Finding the creative side
Some professionals, who are always busy, got time to churn
their creative side. Some prepared interesting crafts, some wrote poems and
some innovated with food. Following is a poem written by school principal
Sangeeta Uppal on her experience of the day:
‘One Lazy Morning
Reminding
Slow Slow Down
I looked up with a Frown
An invisible Virus reminding us to Value the Visible
Suddenly I noticed the morning was so calm and beautiful
May be it always was but in my hurry I missed it
The music of birds can be heard’
Online healing session by YPV
Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) teachings and healing techniques are
simplified, mechanistic and at the same time spiritual, explained founder of
YPV N Jayachander Reddy.
“It is simple and mechanistic in the sense that all that one
has to do is to follow the instructions step-by-step and the results will
follow,” Reddy said. He added that it is spiritual in the sense that by praying
and invoking one becomes a divine healing.
“In order to stay away from COVID-19 infections, we must
strengthen our immunity and invoke the healing forces using spiritual healing
process,” Reddy said.
Vishakha Karnani, Yoga Prana Vidya senior healer, said, “We
organised online meditation and healing via our app and live on social media.
In our effort to help the world, we are organising blessing meditations, which
help in keeping positivity. Negative mind-set and thoughts can worsen
situations around us. ”
Global prayers
A 56-year-old government officer, who recovered from
paralysis, Krishna Mishra organised global prayers with participants from 29
countries. The prayers were offered with rituals prescribed in Hinduism with
hope to bring positivity.
“In every possible language, we have talked about the power
of wishing and positivity, with these rituals, we can strengthen the
possibility of better tomorrow and counter issues,” he said.
Simple yet joyful ways of celebrations
“I made eco-friendly, safe, pure and natural sanitizer from
her own home grown products using Solar Cookers. It can be prepared by boiling
100 grams of fresh neem tree leaves with small stems, 50 grams of areetha
Leaves and one stem of aloe vera in 2 litre of water for 40 minutes. It can be
used for 4-5 days and made on regular basis just as we make tea. I also went
live on social media.”
“I got a chance to play carom, ludo, snakes and ladders with
my family members. It is rare that we all are home and able to chat about our
lives. Being able to talk to each other, know about each other’s lives, is a
healing experience for all of us. It was fun to cheer for doctors and
healthcare professionals. They deserve applauds!”
Padma Shri Sushil Doshi
“I chose to switch off my phone as well during Janta Curfew.
I always feel more inclined towards simple way of life. I spent the day with my
wife relaxing and praying for a better tomorrow. It is our basic responsibility
to ensure safety of all those around us. Staying at home peacefully is also
essential for our emotional and well-being of our family.”
Padma Shri Bhalu Mondhe