Lockdown Diary : Rajeev Khandelwal

Describe your lockdown period in just one word?

•  Memories.  That is what will remain with me.

What is something that you will cherish the most about this period?

•  I think my time here in Goa is what I will remember the most. My daily routine, our daily chores, our schedule from morning till evening, the time that I'm spending with Manjiri (his wife). Every moment is spent with each other almost. So I think I'm gonna cherish it because this is like an extended holiday for me with of course some hardships but then I think my time spent here in Goa house is something that I will cherish the most 

What new hobbies have you started in this period?

• I think I already had plenty of hobbies so I have not started anything new. I was always occupied. I mean, I never had free time. So for me, this is not like suddenly I am sitting at home and do not know what I have to do. I am always been occupied. Even when Coronavirus wasn't there, I always had something extra to do. So I'm doing all those extra things that I've always wanted to do. And I'm trying to include almost everything in a day from a workout to my gardening to my reading to my writing.. 

Three films/web series/content pieces you've loved watching during this lockdown and would like to recommend to fans?

• So I watched Elite, the new season of Money Heist and Dark and enjoyed almost all of them

Something that you miss eating or drinking the most?

• .I love eating my farm-fresh vegetables and I have access to all that here. I love home cooked food, I love drinking soups and juices. I have all the fresh vegetables and fruits growing in my mini garden. We have a lot things growing here right now. I used to miss these things in Bombay actually. 

Three friends that you miss spending time with?

• One friend will be Aditya Dutt, the other will be Vikas and also my father-in-law, who's a friend to me actually.

Three places you'll rush to, right after the lockdown is over...

• I would like to first visit my house in Mumbai, then head over to my in-laws. Third would be going to Delhi to meet my brother and my father.

What is the most annoying thing you've observed during this period?

• All those people who have access to things have been hoarding them and I think that is not fair. What has annoyed me is that people are not understanding that if they hoard ration for over two-three months, there will be people who will not be able to get ration at all. I think the ration needs to be evenly distributed, and one needs to understand that the hardship is for everyone. And not just for the underprivileged and the hardships are for everyone. Everyone should go through the hardships. 

What has the lockdown helped you change or realise - emotionally or mentally?

• Wealth is immaterial. All the material things in life are immaterial.  whatever you've got to do, you've got to do it now. One should know that end is imminent and it can come from anywhere.  So, whatever you've got to do, you've got to do it now!