City Hangout - The Missing Ramzan 2020, Hazrat Nizamuddin's Dargah & Old Delhi

City Hangout – The Missing Ramzan 2020, Hazrat Nizamuddin’s Dargah & Old Delhi

Landmarks in corona. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Ramzan 2020 is ending this week. Yesterday was Alwida (farewell) Jumma, the last Friday of a sacred month in which the Muslims believe that the Quran was sent down from…

Mission Delhi - Sunny Kumar, South Delhi

Mission Delhi – Sunny Kumar, South Delhi

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A great many of our fellow citizens, who came to this city years ago to make a living, are now rushing back to their impoverished…

City Series – Michelle Sanya Tirkey in Delhi, We the Isolationists (317th Corona Diary)

City Series – Michelle Sanya Tirkey in Delhi, We the Isolationists (317th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Michelle Sanya Tirkey] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see stars At 3:00 sleep embraces me at last, and above the meandering roads of Nevada I see stars….

City Series – Anua Chakrabarty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (316th Corona Diary)

City Series – Anua Chakrabarty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (316th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Anua Chakrabarty] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see reflections of faces all around. Multitude of anxious hearts, eyes peering through half-hidden faces. Faces that pass you by,…

City Series – Shikha Gupta in Delhi, We the Isolationists (315th Corona Diary)

City Series – Shikha Gupta in Delhi, We the Isolationists (315th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Shikha Gupta] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see a bright spot of light falling up on me. I move a step back to escape the focus. There,…

City Series – Avidha Raha in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (314th Corona Diary)

City Series – Avidha Raha in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (314th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Avidha Raha] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see that no wonder how much we romanticise the privilege of staying at home, it really does feel good to…

City Series – Lopamudra in Tinsukia , Assam, We the Isolationists (313th Corona Diary)

City Series – Lopamudra in Tinsukia , Assam, We the Isolationists (313th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Lopamudra] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the long road leading to the gate number 4 of Arts Faculty, North Campus. They stand still today and the road…

City Series – Bageshwer Singh in Jalandhar, We the Isolationists (312th Corona Diary)

City Series – Bageshwer Singh in Jalandhar, We the Isolationists (312th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Bageshwar Singh] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see that it was all merry. Birds courted, amaltas bloomed, lilies rained. Even caterpillars ate much of my avocado leaves….

City Series – Aditi Upman in Jaipur, We the Isolationists (311th Corona Diary)

City Series – Aditi Upman in Jaipur, We the Isolationists (311th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aditi Upman] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see myself thinking of all those little things I took for granted – those sugary cups of chai in Delhi…

City Series – Ayushi Malik in Jammu, We the Isolationists (310th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ayushi Malik in Jammu, We the Isolationists (310th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ayushi Malik] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see sufferings all around me. The black of the charcoal reminds me of the black eyes of the migrants dying on…