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She landed in the British capital just days before the lockdown was imposed in India, and has been having, in her words, “a not-so-bad time”. It is worth mentioning here that at the time of this interview, London’s lockdown restrictions had been relaxed, with the city’s public transport functioning again, and more residents getting back to work. And with the weather getting warmer, some Londoners had ventured out for a bout of sunshine and exercise, while following the government’s rules of staying safe and practising social distancing.
For Radhika, though, London isn’t just about the sights and sounds. It is her part-time home, where she spends half the year, to be with her husband, violinist and composer, Benedict Taylor.
We arrange to conduct this interview over a Skype call, and Radhika has just returned after cycling around the block. “How are things in India?” is the first thing she asks me. She already knows, of course. And then, “The situation around the world is really, really bad... so many people have lost their jobs, economies are crashing, people are starving, many don’t have the money or the means to go home... Things are bad, but I think we are too privileged to even begin to complain.”
We are both silent for a moment, as we think about what she has just said. Then I ask her what she’s thinking, how she’s feeling right now.
This story is from the April - May 2020 edition of Cosmopolitan India.
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