Outbreaks An Indian Pandemic Reader is an interdisciplinary work on the profound and lasting impact of the past and present epidemics/pandemics on Indian society and features perspectives from history, sociology, anthropology, film and literature besides others. The essays fall under two categories: one, those dealing with historical past or the pre-COVID time and the other addressing the first wave of COVID-19 crisis of 2020-21 which continues to surge globally even this year.