PANDEMICS THEN AND NOW: A COMPARATIVE STUDY THROUGH THE EYES OF RENOWNED AUTHORS

The whole world is reek with panic and despair throughout the past one and half year due to the rampage of Covid-19. It might seem unprecedented, but history is witness to such and more severe pandemics down the millennia. Authors and researchers have always put their heart and brain to get to the roots as well as branches of such pandemics. Their accounts reveal stunning facts and realities that can certainly aid in mitigating the current menace. The present study, done through historical and bibliographical method, attempts to focus on those literary gems and research papers that beacon towards the triumphant and optimistic way out for human civilization.