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Leave the World Behind: In Rumaan Alam s apocalyptic narrative, finding reflections of a personal crisis Rumaan Alam writes of a world which one is thrown into without caution, and expected to not only coexist but also find meaning in an involuntary collective experience. Sayantan Ghosh January 23, 2021 09:51:06 IST Rumaan Alam’s book deals with major themes of race, climate change, parenting, greed and, of course, the Armageddon Exactly a month ago my grandmother, my father’s mother, was still alive. When she contracted the coronavirus in September, she spent a few weeks in the ICU of a hospital in Kolkata where her health deteriorated rapidly. Even after testing negative, there was barely any improvement in her physical state as the virus had somehow drastically affected her aging heart. Although something miraculous happened, ....