In claustrophobic northern India, generations have grown up with deadly air, and the dust is a normal part of life.
![Workers carry construction material as dry hot winds blow dust at a construction site in New Delhi, India, in June 2010 [File: AP Photo/Gurinder Osan]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP10060307324.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Anandi Mishra is a Delhi-based writer and communications professional.
In claustrophobic northern India, generations have grown up with deadly air, and the dust is a normal part of life.
![Workers carry construction material as dry hot winds blow dust at a construction site in New Delhi, India, in June 2010 [File: AP Photo/Gurinder Osan]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP10060307324.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)