City Series – Ashmita Yadav in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, We the Isolationists (320th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ashmita Yadav] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see my family, my roommates, my friends and all the people I have ever met or seen. It’s been 61…
City Series – Misbah Ul Ain in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, We the Isolationists (319th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Misbah Ul Ain] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself standing on the beach of a faraway island. And from there I want to fly and come back…
City Series – Harleen Kaur in Delhi, We the Isolationists (318th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Harleen Kaur] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see myself imagining a return to normalcy built on the hope that this is just a bad dream and soon…
Mission Delhi – Rajinder Kumar, Rithoj Village
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Dust was everywhere—across the bed, on the small TV, around the flower vase, upon the plastic chairs, and over the many gods and goddesses too….
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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…
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