Queen Corona Coronation

Dash

On 12 January, less than three months ago, the coronavirus was confined to China only. But by 13 January, the virus became a global problem. Cases were reported from South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. Soon the US followed. And slowly the numbers swelled across the globe, and it turned into a pandemic. A work four years in the making, Queen Corona Coronation is a poignant attempt to document the COVID-19 pandemic that sent ripples across the entire world. From the ever-increasing tally of new cases and new deaths to the ever-changing, ever-inconsistent guidance for keeping safe, to the ever-elusive hunt for a vaccine, these memoirs offer a unique perspective, chronicling the monotony, fear and uncertainty that gripped the entire world. Recounting both life under lockdown and the realities of life at sea in a slowly recovering world, the author paints a stark picture of dread, isolation and, above all, hope in an unprecedented time.




Paperback

ISBN : 978-1-80439-647-6    |    Published : 28 March 2024      Pages : 216

eBook

Published 28 March 2025

Dash

Author "Dash" uses this as his pen name. He was born to Dr Dharampal Deswal and Mrs Sukhdevi Malik Deswal in a village called ‘Ladhot', district Rohtak, state Haryana, in India. After his schooling in his native village and then in the city of Rohtak, Jhajjar, he went on to his college to study marine engineering in Calcutta. He is a regular seaman. He is a marine chief Engineer, as well as an examiner of engineers and an auditor. He is a published author of a book called Ankahi the Untold, and is a poet too. He is well-versed both in Hindi and English writing, and draws his inspiration from Paulo Coelho and Ayn Rand. He has had a long career at sea, for more than twenty-six years. He prefers writing stark truth and believes in the freedom of literary creativity.