City Series – Frances Turner in Auckland, We the Isolationists (286th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Frances Turner] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see… a suitcase, emptied of my privileged aspirations countries, cities, villages I won’t get to volunteer service I won’t be able…
City Series – Ankita Jha in Haridwar, We the Isolationists (285th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ankita Jha] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see all the ways I have not seen my city and myself. I see people hugging monotony, and also each other….
City Series – Hashmita Tekchandani in Ahmedabad, We the Isolationists (284th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Hashmita Tekchandani] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself studying continously for hours in months of summer, attending OPD hours, listening to patients, working between the shifts, in…
City Series – Akanksha Satija in Gurgaon, We the Isolationists (283rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Akanksha Satija] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see all the moments i have never lived in. All the times I would go with my friends to a monument…
City Series – Priyanka Elangbam in Imphal, We the Isolationists (282nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Priyanka Elangbam] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see my friends eating bora and drinking chai at a local food stall, gossiping about everything useless. I see my family…
City Moment – Poet Ameer Dehlvi’s Post-Pacemaker Life, Chawri Bazar
A poet’s heart. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Walled City of Old Delhi was home to great poet Ghalib. More than a century after his death, the historic quarter continues to nurture a few men (and, in…
Mission Delhi – Deepa Ojha, Rajouri Garden & Sector 66, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi, but top pic of the moon by Deepa Ojha] She can see the moon while lying on her bed. She often Whatsapps photos of it…
Mission Delhi – Deepak Dialani, Paharganj
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] From early morning till late in the night, the lane would be teeming with crowds. The cafes would fill up with guests ordering lemon ginger…
Mission Delhi – Dino, Udyog Vihar
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Dino is socially very active. Not in real life but on social media. His Instagram account, @dino_thesuperdog, is as old as him—3 years. And his…
City Series – Natasha Khalid in Karachi, We the Isolationists (281st Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Natasha Khalid] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a picturesque valley surrounded with lush green trees, flowers enchanting, moors, ponds, and birds chirping. The skyline is visible with…
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