One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] With his dhoti, turban, and weather-beaten slip-on shoes, he looks like a farmer walking through his village field, far away in the heart of Indian countryside. But Kashi Ram is walking down the road that goes past Nehru Place in south Delhi. Stopping on request for a brief chat, he stands right on the middle of the road. There is no danger of being hit by a speeding car. Despite an ease in the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, the stretch is free of traffic, at least at this hour, in this hot muggy evening. “I have started to work again,” says Mr Ram. The man has a slim physique; his limbs are

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There are people whose idea of a great holiday is hanging about the destination they have flown to. Visiting, hiking, eating local food — this kind of stuff. But then there are people who believe that the best part of a holiday is to stay in an excellent hotel room and... well, do nothing! Just lie on the comfy bed, watch movies on TV, and use all the towels in the bathroom. This is what Shubh Sethi’s life was for two weeks. “But it was part of my quarantine,” he says. Mr Sethi, 19, is chatting on WhatsApp from his home in Gurgaon’s Sector 31 in the Greater Delhi Region.