City Series – Somedooti Kundu in Calcutta, We the Isolationists (266th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Somedooti Kundu] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself getting strangled in my own made-up mindless musings, once again. 3:50 in the morning when the world’s resting in…
City Series – Noorpriya Chawla in Delhi, We the Isolationists (265th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Noorpriya Chawla] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see it is spring time in London i am attending a lecture on bell hooks but my heart is somewhere in…
City Series – Shiyali Sharma in Gurgaon, We the Isolationists (264th Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Shiyali Sharma] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a world where we all are living. Living with self, but away from the selfishness. Living peacefully, away from the…
Mission Delhi – Bilal Ali, DLF Phase 4
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The coronavirus pandemic has irreversibly changed our civilisation. Even after it is all over, our habits and impulses might never come back to what they…
City Series – Eklavya Sarmah in Delhi, We the Isolationists (263rd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Eklavya Sarmah] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see Minas Tirith overrun by the hordes of Mordor. I see the skies blackened by the ash of Mount Doom. I…
City Obituary – RV Smith, 1938-2020
Delhi’s great offbeat chronicler. [Text and photos of RV Smith by Mayank Austen Soofi, photos of the burial by RV Smith’s family] R V Smith, the Delhi chronicler who produced stories from the city’s gallis, kuchas, bazars, ruins, dargahs and…
City Series – Josep Almudever Chanza in Edinburgh, We the Isolationists (262nd Corona Diary)
Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Josep Almudever Chanza] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see the dew-covered walls of a tiny cell, Saint Teresa welcomes the dawn writing about her raptures; I see my…
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