2020: An uncharacteristically deserted Bandra Reclamation road on March 22, 2020, after the government imposed restrictions at the start of the lockdown. Pic/Ashish Rane
2022: This week, the bridge was teening with traffic that comes from the Western Express Highway and from Bandra East to connect to the Bandra Worli Sealink. Pic/Ashish Rane
2020: The area outside CSMT, that is always bustling considering its terminus status, was completely deserted on March 28, 2020, the first month of the lockdown. Pic/Suresh Karkera
2022: This picture was shot on April 4, 2022, days after all restrictions were lifted by the state government. The area is back to its traffic-filled, crowded and very familiar identity. Pic/Bipin Kokate
2020: An unusually deserted Bhendi Bazar Road during Ramzan back in April 2020. Pic/Shadab Khan
2022: On April 6, the area back to how it usually looks during Ramzan as the faithful prepare to break their fast. Pic/Atul Kamble
2020: An unfamiliar view of Dadar (central) railway station on March 26, 2020, with just a handful of people on the platform. Pic/Ashish Rane
2022: Last week, the same platform at the station was back to its familiar bustling, crowded breathless state. Pic/Ashish Rane
2020: Hardly a few people in sight at Dadar market on April 4, 2020, right at the beginning of the Covid-19 induced lockdown. People were unsure of what was really happening and stayed indoors out of fear. Pic/Ashish Rane
2022: Exactly two years later, Covid-19 remains a bad memory and Mumbaikars once again go about doing what they are best at-crowding market places at every opportunity. This is the same Dadar market on April 2. Pic/Ashish Rane
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