Kavita Awaasthi (HINDUSTAN TIMES; April 12, 2020)

Now that we are out of the rat race, it has narrowed down to just about the basics for everyone — food, health, family and keeping mind over matter says Nimrat Kaur, who was looking forward to the shooting of a film, which got stalled due to the Coronavirus lockdown.

“I have begun to appreciate the smallest blessings. I feel like the biggest lesson from this is to genuinely live one day at a time and to not worry about the future. Today, everything is so terribly in the air and no one knows when we will find normalcy again or what it will be,” shares Kaur, who follows a timetable as it’s “imperative to keep busy all day”.

“I have discovered how much work a house needs and that work is my only point of sanity. God forbid, if I had no housework, then I would be pulling my hair out. I have figured that I have to keep myself busy through the day to the point of exhaustion. I do yoga on the terrace of my building and workout during the sunset too.”

Happy with the trend of fitness and cookery videos being posted by celebs and others on social media, Kaur says,“Everyone’s putting out positive messages and trying their best to inspire people. I have watched some videos and felt that I could make that dish. Some might think that the privileged are showing off and what about ones who don’t have a roof over their heads which is valid. But as long as things are done with a good intention, then it’s okay.”