Abstract
The 2008 and 2020 recessions, were both estimated to be 'once in a lifetime' events, that occurred within nearly a decade of each other. Both left formidable impacts on the world, and in India, wherein with an inadequately equipped healthcare system, and a lack of government response, the impact on the poor in the country has been devastating. This paper studies the immediate aftermath of both recessions and draws parallels between the two, while discussing the systems that allowed for the tragedy to recur.
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