Desperate Indians sell family gold to survive Covid cash crunch

It was not an easy decision -- Jogani was desperate after her garment business took a severe hit in the past year and a half with multiple coronavirus lockdowns.

This picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows a customer handling gold bracelets at a jewellery shop in Mumbai. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

In Mumbai's jewellery bazaar, Kavita Jogani gingerly places her wedding bangles on the shopkeeper's scales, one of the thousands of Indians parting with their most cherished asset -- gold.

It was not an easy

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Desperate Indians sell family gold to survive Covid cash crunch

It was not an easy decision -- Jogani was desperate after her garment business took a severe hit in the past year and a half with multiple coronavirus lockdowns.

This picture taken on August 11, 2021 shows a customer handling gold bracelets at a jewellery shop in Mumbai. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

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