City Series –  Anushree Ghosh in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (160th Corona Diary)

City Series – Anushree Ghosh in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (160th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Anushree Ghosh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself smiling, visualizing the normal. A ring on my doorbell from my boyfriend (now stuck in London), a message from…

City Series –  Mareva Zoli in Cesenatico, Italy, We the Isolationists (159th Corona Diary)

City Series – Mareva Zoli in Cesenatico, Italy, We the Isolationists (159th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mareva Zoli] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the harshness of the times I’m living in. Not only the virus; it is just the compendium of something that…

City Series –  Candace Andrew in Delhi, We the Isolationists (158th Corona Diary)

City Series – Candace Andrew in Delhi, We the Isolationists (158th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Candace Andrew] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a dream. I wake up and keep my eyes semi-open till I brew myself my cup of black coffee. I…

City Series – Amira Yunis in Lahore, We the Isolationists (157th Corona Diary)

City Series – Amira Yunis in Lahore, We the Isolationists (157th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Amira Yunis] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see nothing… but those strange hazy forms… flashes of bursting light and color… becoming and destroying. I try to decipher these…

Julia Child in Delhi – Designer Payal Singh Makes Her 10-Minute Meal, Ghaziabad

Julia Child in Delhi – Designer Payal Singh Makes Her 10-Minute Meal, Ghaziabad

The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Buckling up the seat belt, she normally drives out into the world far from home… she’s en route to the office. But not anymore. Payal Singh didn’t…

City Series – Tathya Kapadia in Surat, We the Isolationists (156th Corona Diary)

City Series – Tathya Kapadia in Surat, We the Isolationists (156th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tathya Kapadia] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see my parents taking me to the Swim Academy. It feels like I’m being asked to dig my own grave with…

City Series – Devika Chawla in Athens, Ohio, USA, We the Isolationists (155th Corona Diary)

City Series – Devika Chawla in Athens, Ohio, USA, We the Isolationists (155th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Devika Chawla] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself during my mid-morning walk in my beloved college town in the Appalachian mountains, now bereft of its 20,000 students,…

City Series – Devyani Srivastava in Noida, We the Isolationists (154th Corona Diary)

City Series – Devyani Srivastava in Noida, We the Isolationists (154th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Devyani Srivastava] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself in poet Mirza Ghalib’s haveli in Old Delhi’s Ballimaran. I also see his outfit, framed and put on a…

City Series – Matilde in Ankara, Turkey, We the Isolationists (153rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Matilde in Ankara, Turkey, We the Isolationists (153rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Matilde] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself and the love of my life waking up in Delhi. One of the city which blessed us with some of…

City Series – Alessandro Bordin in London, We the Isolationists (152nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Alessandro Bordin in London, We the Isolationists (152nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Alessandro Bordin] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself using my imagination to shape time as if it were a physical entity, something you can touch with your…