City Faith - Shitala Mata Temple, Gurgaon

City Faith – Shitala Mata Temple, Gurgaon

The goddess of fevered times. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Many of us are eagerly dreaming of the happy day when corona virus will disappear from the face of earth, and when we — newly vaccinated folks —…

City Series - Céline Bignon in Pondicherry, We the Isolationists (112th Corona Diary)

City Series – Céline Bignon in Pondicherry, We the Isolationists (112th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Céline Bignon] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the makeshift office I made by my bed, ersatz of my own productivity, while the news of the world occupy…

City Series - Nipa in Delhi, We the Isolationists (111th Corona Diary)

City Series – Nipa in Delhi, We the Isolationists (111th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Nipa] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself at my desk in office, all alone, surrounded by empty workstations. I punch into my keyboard but the screen is…

City Series - Raveena Parmar in Cavriglia, Italy, We the Isolationists (110th Corona Diary)

City Series – Raveena Parmar in Cavriglia, Italy, We the Isolationists (110th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Raveena Parmar] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself imagining the world I used to live in. I see hope to live like I once used to. When…

City Series - Zehra Mahdi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, We the Isolationists (109th Corona Diary)

City Series – Zehra Mahdi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, We the Isolationists (109th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Zehra Mahdi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself walking on bridges laden, and walls smeared, with nostalgia, often visiting the villages of ‘What-could-have-been’. I remember the…

City Series - Vishal Gupta in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (108th Corona Diary)

City Series – Vishal Gupta in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (108th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vishal Gupta] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see visuals from the same dream I am having since months, standing at the ghat of Banaras, but this time…

City Series - Disha Patel in Paris, We the Isolationists (107th Corona Diary)

City Series – Disha Patel in Paris, We the Isolationists (107th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Disha Patel] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona and I see myself healing just like this earth, feels like I was hurting myself, and I was allowing other people to…

City Series - Khansa Fahad in Delhi, We the Isolationists (106th Corona Diary)

City Series – Khansa Fahad in Delhi, We the Isolationists (106th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Khansa Fahad] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona and I see a mess. I’m entangled. I’m stuck. I’m surrounded by boxes. Boxes of different sizes. Some colourful, some dull. Some…

City Series - Pragya Gurung in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (105th Corona Diary)

City Series – Pragya Gurung in Bangalore, We the Isolationists (105th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Pragya Gurungl] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see my home that had to be left closed, for fear aroused from facial features that would not sit too well…

City Series - Souzeina in New York City, We the Isolationists (104th Corona Diary)

City Series – Souzeina in New York City, We the Isolationists (104th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Souzeinal] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see my younger self, so full of dreams. An old friend, while checking up on me, sent me photos of two pages…