If any city has seen only a nominal amount of protests and bandhs, it has definitely not been Hyderabad in recent times. In the whole battle for Telangana, it has been the students who have had impromptu vacations – whether or not they like it. What do all the students who are forced to stay indoors at such a precarious time do?

Here are some ideas as to what can be done on the day of a bandh!

Spend time with family

This is something not too many get to do on working days when they have other things to do. Parents often complain that children today don’t spend enough time at home. The bandh season can be a good time to catch up with family and have a nice time. At a time when malls are closed due to the fear of damage , there’s only one place to stay – home. It is anyway the only place that matters ultimately.

Cook

Cooking is more of a leisure activity among the youth; nobody wants to enter the kitchen except when they want to pick up food to eat. Cooking is assumed to be the mother’s duty. So during the off time, maybe mums around the city would be happy to be surprised.

Revisit your hobbies

All those long-lost hobbies could be brought back into the light. All those who never found time to paint, read books, play games, etc. can put their time to better use by indulging in activities they wouldn’t find time for otherwise. If nothing, you can always build new ones.

Watch movies

Of course, there is always the option of being a loyal couch potato and watching the idiot box, that never fails to entertain. Catching up on movies, TV shows could be the best pastime for anybody – irrespective of age. Although it can get very uninteresting after a while, it can certainly keep the interested occupied.

Watch sports

With so much of sporting action from around the world, sport lovers have a whole, wide range to make a choice from. From football, cricket, tennis, golf, different tournaments are on at different places which are a treat for a sports fan, which of course can also help kill time – but in a more exciting way. If watching doesn’t excite you too much, you always have the option of playing some sport yourself.