{"id":7378,"date":"2021-07-08T15:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?page_id=7378"},"modified":"2021-07-08T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:23:56","slug":"tales-from-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/tales-from-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1_a69\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2_11e  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_2_11e{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3_225\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_content td-stretch-content\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4_860  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_4_860{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_4_860,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4_860 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4_860 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    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}\n<\/style><div class=\"td-block-width\"><div class=\"td-block-row\"><div class=\"td-block-span12 tdm-col\"><div class=\"tdm-text-wrap tdm-text-padding\">\n<style>\n\n<\/style><div class=\"tds-title tds-title1 td-fix-index tdi_8_518\"><h3 class=\"tdm-title tdm-title-bg\">Tales From The Pandemic<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"tdm-descr\">A thematic poetry competition which aims to shed light on individual\u2019s experiences throughout the pandemic and lockdown.<\/p><div class=\"tdm-buttons-wrap\">\n<style>\nbody .tdi_9_82b i:last-child{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 14px;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_9_82b{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbox-shadow:  0px 2px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_9_82b:hover{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbox-shadow:  0px 2px 26px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"tds-button td-fix-index\"><a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1xZBZIQOvQ92ItMFLk0W9Vg43c1f\" class=\"tds-button3 tdm-btn tdm-btn-lg tdi_9_82b\"  target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"tdm-btn-text\">Submit Now<\/span><i 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auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"tdm_block td_block_wrap tdm_block_fancy_text_image tdi_14_c6b td_block_fancy_text tdm-layout-default tdm-content-horiz-left tdm-content-vert-top td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdm-mobile-full\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_14_c6b\" >\n<style>\n\/* custom css *\/\nbody .tdi_14_c6b .tdm-fancy-title1{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #dd3333;\r\n\t\t\t\t}body .tdi_14_c6b .tdm-fancy-title2{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tcolor: rgba(221,153,51,0.56);\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"td-block-width\"><div class=\"td-block-row tdm-row td-fix-index\"><div class=\"td-block-span5 tdm-col tdm-col-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tdm-image\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/D200A469-689D-4C18-A27D-C7204ACB71AC.jpeg\" alt=\"Our\"><\/div><div class=\"td-block-span7 tdm-col\"><div class=\"tdm-text-wrap tdm-text-padding\"><h3 class=\"tdm-fancy-title\"><span class=\"tdm-fancy-title1\">Our<\/span><span class=\"tdm-fancy-title2\">Story<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"tdm-descr\">Over the past year and a half, our lives have been thrown into unprecedented \nturmoil due to the covid-19 outbreak of 2020. This has been a time of great \nstruggle and tragedy, in which many of our lives have been negatively \naffected. \n\nHowever, during this time we have witnessed the emergence of \n\u2018quick response art\u2019 as many of our favourite authors and poets have \nwritten and published their thoughts on the global pandemic. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_empty_space td_block_wrap vc_empty_space tdi_16_2bb \"  style=\"height: 40px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tdi_17_5ca\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_18_5c0  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_18_5c0{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_18_5c0,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_18_5c0 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_18_5c0 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_20_256  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span6\">\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* 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baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_25_529 .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_25_529 .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_25_529 .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_25_529 .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"tdm_block td_block_wrap tdm_block_team_member tdi_26_9b6 tdm-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_26_9b6\" >\n<style>\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_26_9b6 .tdm-team-member-wrap:hover .tdm-member-image:before{\r\n                    opacity: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style>\n<style>\n.tdi_27_6b1 .tdm-member-image{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-size: cover;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_27_6b1 .td-member-image{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: top;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_27_6b1 .tdm-social-wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    margin-top: 0px;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div 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.tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_36_b66  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_36_b66{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_36_b66 .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_36_b66 .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_36_b66 .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_36_b66 .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"tdm_block td_block_wrap tdm_block_text_image tdi_37_a0a tdm-layout-12-12 tdm-content-horiz-left tdm-content-vert-center td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_37_a0a\" ><div class=\"td-block-width tdm-fix-full\"><div class=\"td-block-row tdm-row\"><div class=\"td-block-span6 tdm-col\"><div class=\"tdm-text-wrap tdm-text-padding\">\n<style>\n\n<\/style><div class=\"tds-title tds-title1 td-fix-index tdi_38_66b\"><h3 class=\"tdm-title tdm-title-md\">Submission Process<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"tdm-descr td-fix-index\">The submissions are open from 12th July 2021 to 20th July 2021. Results will be announced on 30th July 2021. \nDaastan is accepting the Haiku on three themes: nature, relationships and mental health.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"td-block-span6 tdm-col tdm-col-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tdm-image td-fix-index\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE4A2907-16BE-4308-8998-49238DDB657A.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"tdi_39_b52\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_40_b22  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_40_b22{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_40_b22,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_40_b22 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40_b22 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_42_b29  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\n\/* custom css *\/\n.tdi_42_b29{\r\n                    vertical-align: 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