Mission Delhi – Sabeeha Jhinjhanvi, Chitli Qabar
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Sannata, utter silence—that’s her word for it. It’s around 10 at night and Sabeeha Jhinjhanvi is standing by her second-floor bedroom window. She is peering…
City Series – Aisha Abbas in Delhi, We the Isolationists (147th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aisha Abbas] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the question, which has been lurking in the shadows, finally standing there in shape of a demon. I have to…
City Series – R S Krishna in Godalatty, Tamil Nadu, We the Isolationists (146th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by R S Krishna] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself realizing that the prophecies of a dystopian world made by several writers, film makers and artists is finally…
City Series – Saadia in Perth, We the Isolationists (145th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Saadia] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself in my mother’s living room in Lahore. Sunshine is filtering through the thick green curtains and falling on the glass…
City Series – Geetha Jagannathan in New Jersey, We the Isolationists (144th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Geetha Jagannathan] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see ammayi, gazing into emptiness, unfazed by the fly buzzing near her head. We are weeks away from Agni Nakshatram, yet…
City Series – Juhi Garg in Biratnagar, Nepal, We the Isolationists (1434th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Juhi Garg] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see images of all the people I have met in my life: friends, family, children, neighbours, colleagues and all those I…
City Series – Muskan Nayyar in Ludhiana, We the Isolationists (143rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Muskan Nayyar] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a light reminding us to breathe. I see every force reminding us that we had gone too far. I see…
City Series – Divya Patpatia in Melbourne, We the Isolationists (142nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Divya Patpatia] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the privileged immigrant I now am, walking in a city holding its breath far away from everything I called home…
City Series – Akanksha Singh in Delhi, We the Isolationists (141st Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Akanksha Singh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see January’s indifferent sun bathing us, me and my friend, through the shredded canopy as we read. I disturb the static…
City Series – Tanvi Mishra in Delhi, We the Isolationists (140th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tanvi Mishra] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see what should have been the happiest day of my life. My husband was supposed to arrive today with his entire…
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