Shadma Shaikh

Sep 2, 2024 | factordaily.com | Shadma Shaikh

Sixteen-year-old Ashmita (name changed) has had a very difficult year. Buffeted by social anxiety and fear of failure but unable to make her family understand her problems, she had to cry herself to sleep every other night. The COVID19 lockdowns and restrictions ended physical meetings with her peers. A ligament injury in her ankle left her almost bedridden and unable to play badminton, a sport that used to be an outlet for her. Being stuck indoors for months did not help.

Oct 6, 2023 | factordaily.com | Shadma Shaikh

At 39, Santosh Ojha has his work cut out for him. He sits in a barber’s chair at a salon he owns and gets a head massage week after week. A videographer captures this on camera. The massage videos, skilfully shot with heightened visual and audio-sensory inputs, are then uploaded on his YouTube channel Indian Massage, where thousands of users around the world watch these massages as a way to destress.