There is a sudden shift in people's daily routines.
People are in dismay for what is happening with them and at the same time are disturbed to see the conditions of others, particularly the marginalized. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns of everyone across the globe. The novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly to the extent of being declared as a pandemic across the world. Humanity today is facing one of the biggest challenges of the century. It also presents insights into the varied manifestations, and the deleterious consequences of COVID-19 inspired othering brought to its potential targets in India. Based on the secondary evidence collected from news published online or in print, the present article delves into stigma associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among different social groups in the Indian society and the mounting cases of prejudice based on race, class, and religion. Stated simply, stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose threat to the effective social living in the society. The COVID-19 pandemic has been instrumental in creating a dramatic shift from people's need to live in mutual association toward a desire to stigmatize distinctive others. 3Department of Applied Psychology, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.2Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.1Department of Applied Psychology, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.Divya Bhanot 1, Tushar Singh 2 *, Sunil K.
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