Shops without shopkeepers- Faith in humanity
Social media and news channels are littered with photos and videos which shows that social distancing norms have become a joke in India. We rarely get to see scenarios where the rules have been adhered to. During this unprecedented times of pandemic where social distancing is the only vaccine available at this point, here is what fellow citizens from the northeast part of our country are doing. Can you imagine a shop without a shopkeeper- are we even able to imagine that level of honesty? Such that a customer comes, takes what he or she wants, puts the money in a box as per the price tag displayed- No bargaining, no hassles for change, and complete social distancing which is the need of the hour. This is not something which is a new concept, faith in humanity has been prevailing in Mizoram since 30 long years now Travelers traveling along the highways of Mizoram and Manipur would find these unmanned shops which are called ‘Nghah-loh-dawr’ ( shops without shopkeepers ) in the Mizo-loca