Last modified on Thu 22 Apr 2021 14.47 EDT
For the past 17 months, Saurav Dutt has had to watch from afar as relatives were lost to Covid, ancestral homes were damaged by a typhoon, and the mental toll of isolation, grief and illness led elders to question their very existence.
He had flights booked for May, but with cases soaring and India on the UKâs travel red list from 23 April, that is no longer an option. âItâs a very worrying time,â Dutt said. âYou would think there are a million ways to help from over here, but weâre handcuffed. To deal with these things we need to be there.â