Artist Shekh Hifzul Kabeer artfully employs mythology to address the pain and anxiety of the current situation with the pandemic. A number of experts are of the opinion that sweeping societal change will make life worse for most people as greater inequality, rising authoritarianism and rampant misinformation take hold in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. A small portion believe and are hopeful that life will be better in a ‘tele-everything’ world where workplaces, health care and social activity improve despite the frustrating times we are witnessing.