Mission Delhi – Surinder Kumar Dhawan, Paschim Vihar
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] If it were just any other Sunday, Surinder Kumar Dhawan would have already started packing his books by now—it is 5 pm. But it’s a…
Mission Delhi – Shree Kumari Pandey, DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The lights of her room are off. It’s half past ten at night and Shree Kumari Pandey must have fallen asleep by now. From her…
City Series – Vaibhav Dwivedi in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (253rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vaibhav Dwivedi] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see absolutely nothing. It’s known to be a little improbable to see with closed eyes. So, I open them again and…
City Series – Diwakar Singh in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (252nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Diwakar Singh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see my family, yes everyone–from mommy, papa, Amma (grandma), chacha, aunty… to two-months-old cousin sister… including my late grandpa… I’m approaching…
City Series – Komal Sharma in Vadodara, We the Isolationists (251st Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Komal Sharma] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see chai stalls. We, my friends and I, would meet in the afternoon after lectures, most of the time we didn’t…
City Series – Prithvi M Prasanna in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (250th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Prithvi M Prasanna] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see nothing, no major changes. Feels like my whole life was in preparing for this lockdown but the anxiety has…
City Series – Simarpreet Singh in Ludhiana, We the Isolationists (249th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Simarpreet Singh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself in bed late even if the clock past 6 am I see myself soaking all the sunshine as I…
City Series – Riya Wadhwani in Barcelona, We the Isolationists (248th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Riya Wadhwani] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see us all lost. Not knowing if they are still there, questions and theories made up by ourselves. So worried but…
City Series – Sandhra Tony in Thrissur, Kerala, We the Isolationists (247th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sandhra Tony] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see flowers and leaves, falling on an empty lane. Leaves and flowers, wondering if they are lost in a parallel universe,…
City Series – Hyder Ali in Delhi, We the Isolationists (246th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Hyder Ali] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see there’s life waiting for me on the dusty sands of a shrouded dreamland, lost on earth. The abandoned island, of…
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