Research During COVID-19: Precision Versus Indication

Most sectors of the economy came to a standstill due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown in India and elsewhere. Conducting research in normal circumstances is very different from researching in a pandemic situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic the world has faced recently. The present essay attempts to spell out the methodological challenges—precision versus indication—encountered in research undertaken by the authors in three very unique circumstances.