City Series – Indrani Dasgupta in Clarksburg, the US, We the Isolationists (426th Corona Diary)

City Series – Indrani Dasgupta in Clarksburg, the US, We the Isolationists (426th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Indrani Dasgupta] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see an altered pace of a world that was just until the other day a haven for relentless pursuit of personal…

City Series – Poushali Chakraborty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (425th Corona Diary)

City Series – Poushali Chakraborty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (425th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Poushali Chakraborty] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see things which ‘were’ so close but yet so far ‘now’. But there again I see myself living a life which…

City Series – Manami Chakravorty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (424th Corona Diary)

City Series – Manami Chakravorty in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (424th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Manami Chakravorty] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see things which could have been happening right now. This could have been a candle light dinner, or maybe World War…

City Series – Kamna in Patna, We the Isolationists (423rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Kamna in Patna, We the Isolationists (423rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Kamna] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself as a conceptual thinker who learn the concepts that are presented but also want to know the related concepts that…

City Series – Tanvi Akhauri in Delhi, We the Isolationists (422nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Tanvi Akhauri in Delhi, We the Isolationists (422nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tanvi Akhauri] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see the Dilli of my dreams that once was, caught in the time snag of olden days I never lived, only…

City Series – Anandi Mishra in Delhi, We the Isolationists (421st Corona Diary)

City Series – Anandi Mishra in Delhi, We the Isolationists (421st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Anandi Mishra] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see a green-blue sea stretch out. I take baby steps into the waterscape. But the water with its violent force gushes…

City Series – Sneh Sahani in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (420th Corona Diary)

City Series – Sneh Sahani in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (420th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sneh Sahani] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see my friends… jumping and giggling around the table snatching fries from each others’ hands and passing around half finished drinks….

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…