Mission Delhi - Ajay, South Delhi

Mission Delhi – Ajay, South Delhi

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At first sight, he looks like a case study: How to sip a cooling drink in this summer of coronavirus pandemic? After all, one is…

City Series – Vriti Taneja in Delhi, We the Isolationists (298th Corona Diary)

City Series – Vriti Taneja in Delhi, We the Isolationists (298th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vriti Taneja] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a crystalline, azure river, once dark and dirty, now triumphing with life, rejuvenated at its own pristine waters. The diya…

City Series – Amarjeet Kaur in Delhi, We the Isolationists (297th Corona Diary)

City Series – Amarjeet Kaur in Delhi, We the Isolationists (297th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Amarjeet Kaur] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the pain around the world i think of those who have lost those who are scared i see humans understanding…

City Series – Niharika Mittra in Dubai, We the Isolationists (296th Corona Diary)

City Series – Niharika Mittra in Dubai, We the Isolationists (296th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Niharika Mittra] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see faces. Faces of loved ones. Of friends, old and new. Of family in distant lands. Of acquaintances I only know…

City Series – Monib Ahmad in Delhi, We the Isolationists (295th Corona Diary)

City Series – Monib Ahmad in Delhi, We the Isolationists (295th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Monib Ahmad] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the fire that has been consuming me for the last eight hours, lashing wildly like a lunatic. I see beautiful…

Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Tikuli's Poem on Coronavirus Lockdown, Hauz Khas

Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Tikuli’s Poem on Coronavirus Lockdown, Hauz Khas

Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Tikuli has always been trying to find a home. Even during this lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In her 50s, her means are artistic that involves painting and…

Living History - Shambhavi Solanki, Sector 40, Gurgaon

Living History – Shambhavi Solanki, Sector 40, Gurgaon

Life during Corona. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Coronavirus will become yesterday’s news. That doesn’t change the fact that we are living through a crisis the like of which hasn’t been seen in generations. One day, a century later maybe, when…

Mission Delhi - Manoj Naali Walla, South Delhi

Mission Delhi – Manoj Naali Walla, South Delhi

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Nobody is to be seen on the leaf-strewn lane. In the grounds of an adjacent play school, the swings look haunting in their emptiness, as…

City Hangout - MF Husain Marg and Other Husain Hotspots, Around Town

City Hangout – MF Husain Marg and Other Husain Hotspots, Around Town

In an artist’s world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Though lockdown is easing, entering the world outside is still risky. The old carefree pre-corona days are gone. And yet, some of us are already day-dreaming of going back…

City Series – Asmita Singh in Delhi, We the Isolationists (294th Corona Diary)

City Series – Asmita Singh in Delhi, We the Isolationists (294th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Asmita Singh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself staring into the mirror, same as yesterday, same as the day before. She stares back at me. She is…