Prerna Gopal. Prerna, our Sr. program officer based in Madhya Pradesh shares what lockdown meant for her. On 24th March 2020, when the government imposed a nation-wide lockdown, I was one of the many unfortunate people who were locked away from home. Although I have been in Chhindwara for a while, my heart is always in New Delhi, with my family and friends. As I tried to make sense of the situation, I couldn’t help but wonder what this meant for all those frontline workers I meet every day. How would they face the challenges that lay ahead? Were they protected and safe? Did the people living in untrodden corners of Chhindwara understand what is happening? I usually spend seven hours a day travelling from village to village, working with frontline workers and government officials. The new normal mandated that I stay put, leaving me with only a phone to stay in touch with them. On the bright side, I had the opportunity to make use of the extra hours I now had to learn and do something di