How an amateur golfer, a pilot, a landscape architect and others are dealing with isolation, to protect their loved ones from a possible coronavirus spread
Tanvi Hubli, Amateur golfer
Age: 21
The greens were replaced with a carpet and the golf course with a hotel room for amateur golfer Tanvi Hubli, when she travelled from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru, and went through a seven-day quarantine at The Leela Palace.
Hubli has been training in Ahmedabad for the past few years. When the lockdown was announced, “I was living in a service apartment with two roommates. But the landlord was creating several issues, including not maintaining proper hygiene,” she recalls. Soon she moved to a friend's home. “I had a great time and felt like a part of their family,” she says. “But I really wanted to go home.”
However, there was no clarity on where she would be staying after returning to Bengaluru. “It was only after landing that I was given the options,” she says. Being a sportsperson, living in a confined space for seven days does not come naturally to Hubli. “But I was prepared.” To keep herself busy, Hubli would either putt or work out. Apart from the loneliness, her quarantine experience was quite smooth. “The staff was very helpful; they had a doctor on call; if we ordered something
they would pick it up and deliver it to our room,” she adds.
(This story appears in the 03 July, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)