Returning to office after the historic hiatus necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown was daunting. But the apprehension dissipated when we rediscovered our sense of purpose: to keep those interested, informed; to espouse the cause of individual rights.
Except for financial losses, Parsiana emerged relatively unscathed from Covid-19 and the forced confinement. But three plants in large concrete pots situated outside our bookshop were not so fortunate. Six other hardier flora with thicker stems which conserve water survived. Though we had requested a watchman from a building diagonally opposite to water the plants on payment, he sadly......