Ramaswami: This is the 28th report in a series that provides glimpses into the impact of COVID-19-related policies on life in rural India. The series, commissioned by the Society for Social and Economic Research, comprises reports by various scholars who have been conducting village studies in different parts of India. The reports have been prepared on the basis of telephonic interviews with key informants in their study villages. This article talks about how the lockdown has affected the lives of people in Isar village of Gujarat, where smaller farmers have abandoned their Rabi crop and have already begun cultivating their land.