Disclose Your Finances As Duty To Your Family

Shelling from across the border has been an unusual routine for the last two decades in the life of Lt Col (Retd) Vivek Sharma. There was nothing more indefinite about life than the definite possibility of falling dead – at least till the retired armyman encountered something that took the world by surprise last year. A year and nearly 35 lakh deaths later, the Covid-19 pandemic has redefined uncertainty in an altogether different way to the world, stoking fear and striking alarm bells. The damage has not been confined to the loss of lives and livelihoods alone, the collateral damage has been colossal, inflicting countless households. Most relatives of over 3 lakh Covid victims in India found themselves completely in the lurch after the main earning members of the families passed away suddenly. Even before the pain of the loss could sink in, a staggering financial crisis stared at...