City Series –  Ipshita Mitra in Delhi, We the Isolationists (326th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ipshita Mitra in Delhi, We the Isolationists (326th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ipshita Mitra] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see a reality which is slipping away from my firm grip. I tiptoe down the stairs to reach a closed…

City Series –  Luma Abbas in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (325th Corona Diary)

City Series – Luma Abbas in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (325th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Luma Abbas] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see A huge spectrum of colours smeared across a wall. Slowly, yet fascinatingly the colours fade away. Black and white…

City Series –  Bhumika Israni in Bombay, We the Isolationists (324th Corona Diary)

City Series – Bhumika Israni in Bombay, We the Isolationists (324th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Bhumika Israni] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see myself staring at a beautiful sunset, the strokes of red and yellow, a haphazardly painted masterpiece. I have a…

City Series –  Hunar Duggal in Bathinda, Punjab, We the Isolationists (323rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Hunar Duggal in Bathinda, Punjab, We the Isolationists (323rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Hunar Duggal] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see the peril of taking liberties of life we had for granted. Musing over HD Thoreau’s time tested postulate that…

City Series –  Khushi Mehta in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (322nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Khushi Mehta in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (322nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Khushi Mehta] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see a beautiful smile on a rickshaw walla’s face, I see a sense of contentment in farmer’s eyes. I see…

City Series – Udit Yadav in Delhi, We the Isolationists (322nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Udit Yadav in Delhi, We the Isolationists (322nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Udit Yadav] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see myself hearing a voice… “Do you want to perform with me beloved?” Empty nights, warm evenings and a dense…

City Series – Sangeeta Dayma in Bombay, We the Isolationists (321st Corona Diary)

City Series – Sangeeta Dayma in Bombay, We the Isolationists (321st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sangeeta Dayma] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see A canvas hanging on the wall. Which is blank, absolutely blank. I feel the urge to paint it with…

City Series – Ashmita Yadav in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, We the Isolationists (320th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ashmita Yadav in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, We the Isolationists (320th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ashmita Yadav] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see my family, my roommates, my friends and all the people I have ever met or seen. It’s been 61…

City Series – Misbah Ul Ain in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, We the Isolationists (319th Corona Diary)

City Series – Misbah Ul Ain in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, We the Isolationists (319th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Misbah Ul Ain] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself standing on the beach of a faraway island. And from there I want to fly and come back…

City Series – Harleen Kaur in Delhi, We the Isolationists (318th Corona Diary)

City Series – Harleen Kaur in Delhi, We the Isolationists (318th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Harleen Kaur] I close my eyes in self isolation from corona… and I see myself imagining a return to normalcy built on the hope that this is just a bad dream and soon…