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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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…
City Series – Sakshi Srivastava in Haldwani, We the Isolationists (293rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sakshi Srivastava] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself on the cliffs of Mukteshwar. The freezing mountain air in my knotted hair, making my eyes water and nose…
City Series – Zareen Khan in Faridabad, We the Isolationists (292nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Zareen Khan] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see… a city that has come to a stand still, there is an unsual absence of that thrill, about seeing those…
City Life – Three Masked Mistris, South Delhi
Life in corona. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Just a few cars are passing by, the faces of the drivers hidden behind masks. A Mother Dairy milk booth is lying half-shuttered. The yellow circles in front of the…
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