City Series – Akshita Sharma in Lucknow, We the Isolationists (419th Corona Diary)

City Series – Akshita Sharma in Lucknow, We the Isolationists (419th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Akshita Sharma] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see the loneliness surging inside me. As I closed my eyes in the early days of lockdown, I’ve felt the presence…

City Series – Ankita Khanna in Gurgaon, We the Isolationists (418th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ankita Khanna in Gurgaon, We the Isolationists (418th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ankita Khanna] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see a kinder world. A world where we care–about each other and about the planet. A world with fewer platitudes and…

City Series – Astha Vaibhavi in Sitamarhi, Bihar, We the Isolationists (417th Corona Diary)

City Series – Astha Vaibhavi in Sitamarhi, Bihar, We the Isolationists (417th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Astha Vaibhavi] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself completing those last 3 months of my college life. I see myself completing those series of selfies that we…

City Series – Ana Hasan in Delhi, We the Isolationists (416th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ana Hasan in Delhi, We the Isolationists (416th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ana Hasan] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see a dream so real… my best friend and I finally decide to meet after ages! We’re with each other and…

Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Life with Norton Poetry of Anthology, Central Delhi

Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Life with Norton Poetry of Anthology, Central Delhi

Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Ink is trickling from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. Poetry, you ask? I used to dislike it too….