City Hangout – Carom Clubs, Around Town
Players of the underbelly. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the famous Premchand short story, Shatranj ke Khiladi, the chess players continued playing chess and lost the city of Lucknow to the Brits. Something similar is the story…
City Series – Marika Nascimben in Treviso, Italy, We the Isolationists (3rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Marika Nascimben] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see yellow tulips I used to buy on Fridays, smell the spring, feel the soft embrace of my friends I…
City Series – Surabhi Mathur in Bombay, We the Isolationists (2nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Surabhi Mathur] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see a Truth, staring at me. That no one will do the dishes, but you. No one will workout for…
City Series – Mayank Austen Soofi in Delhi, We the Isolationists (1st Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see Mummy Papa. Looking at them I try to recall how they used to look like when I was…
City Landmark – Ram Bagh Mukti Dham, Khandsa Village, Gurgaon
A cremation ground in an unusual setting. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A soft warm breeze is blowing with a sai-sai sound through the tree leaves. The golden sunflowers are blooming radiantly in the hedges. The ground is…
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