Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Jonaki Ray’s Poem on Corona, Chirag Enclave
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Who could have imagined coronavirus touching our life so intimately. So maddening to be quarantined at home. But Jonaki Ray isn’t into cribbing. A scientist in a Noida-based software…
City Series – Sujata Pillai in London, We the Isolationists (36th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sujata Pillai] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see that I am not. I see patients coming in neverending numbers, young and old of all color and creed….
City Series – Abhen Bhatt in Srinagar, We the Isolationists (35th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Abhen Bhatt] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see how fragile humans are. I see that living is reduced to mere survival. I see self-centredness, helplessness all around….
City Life – Vinti’s Upset Routine, Pataudi Chowk, Gurgaon
Life with corona. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Life has turned upside down for Vinti. Her three children are confined inside the home. So is her husband, auto rickshaw driver Raju. It’s late morning and this is feeling…
City Series – Himani Dehlvi in Bombay, We the Isolationists (34th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Himani Dehlvi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the colour Blue. Bright and luminescent. A blue sky over Himalayan mountains. Fluffy white clouds. Sweet scent of nature–fresh,…
City Series – Aparajita Ghosh in Bombay, We the Isolationists (33rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aparajita Ghosh] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see a musical retreat, Ustad Fareed Ayaz and Ustad Puranchand Wadali sharing a broad rostrum. The honeyed, husky voice of…
City Series – Masroor Rizvi in Bihar Sharif, We the Isolationists (32nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Masroor Rizvi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself hearing you. The patter draws me closer and and so does nature. I hear the winds complaining of…
City Series – Vindhya Vatsyayan in Delhi, We the Isolationists (31st Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vindhya Vatsyayan] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see people, like a lot of people. People not rushing to the coming metro. People smiling a lot more. People…
City Series – Aakanksha R Gautam in Delhi, We the Isolationists (30th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aakanksha R Gautam] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the yellow flowers on the sidewalk of Firozshah road. I see people sipping chai at tapri I regularly…
City Series – Mehvish Shaikh in Bombay, We the Isolationists (29th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mehvish Shaikh] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see my younger self. I see a timid teenager whiling her time away in studies in a dingy loft of…
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