City Series – Vitasta Raina in Bombay, We the Isolationists (193rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Vitasta Raina in Bombay, We the Isolationists (193rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vitasta Raina] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see all the trappings of insanity lining up against my bed again. I brush these off and try and arrange the…

City Series – Ratyaditya Verma in Delhi, We the Isolationists (192nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Ratyaditya Verma in Delhi, We the Isolationists (192nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ratyaditya Verma] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see reams of spinning music, showing me the past and future, gently guiding my hand to the books that have foretold…

City Series – Yash Mishra in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (191st Corona Diary)

City Series – Yash Mishra in Ghaziabad, We the Isolationists (191st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Yash Mishra] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself walking along the period of Golden Age, devoid of any barrier. Where the minds were as pure and pleasing…

City Series – Ifrah Rehman in Delhi, We the Isolationists (190th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ifrah Rehman in Delhi, We the Isolationists (190th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ifrah Rehman] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see myself winning a battle, one day at a time. Away from all that humdrum and worldly noise where, if you…

City Series – Aishwarya Diwakar Rahi in Rampur, We the Isolationists (189th Corona Diary)

City Series – Aishwarya Diwakar Rahi in Rampur, We the Isolationists (189th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aishwarya Diwakar Rahi] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see a shiny string entwined in my fingers that sails a kite. It waves, flutters and cuts through the twilight…

City Series – Amarkant Thakur in Khopoli, Maharashtra, We the Isolationists (188th Corona Diary)

City Series – Amarkant Thakur in Khopoli, Maharashtra, We the Isolationists (188th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Amarkant Thakur] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see A gaze over my shoulder That studies everything, I create or think Or say or do or plan to do….

City Series – Rigzen Wangmo in Leh, We the Isolationists (187th Corona Diary)

City Series – Rigzen Wangmo in Leh, We the Isolationists (187th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Rigzen Wangmo] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see Love, long gone, has returned home. Sits across the table, shimmering like never before. Brought back with her a mockingbird…

City Series – Parneet Shergill in Patiala, We the Isolationists (186th Corona Diary)

City Series – Parneet Shergill in Patiala, We the Isolationists (186th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Parneet Shergill] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see piles of unattended files at work… of matters which were “Most urgent”, “Immediate”, “Time-bound”! Time, however, stands still – the…

City Series – Chahat Khattar in Delhi, We the Isolationists (185th Corona Diary)

City Series – Chahat Khattar in Delhi, We the Isolationists (185th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Chahat Khattar] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see my noisy joint family around me. A few people are on their phone, while kids are busy with their own…

Mission Delhi - Kalsang Jigme, Lajpat Nagar

Mission Delhi – Kalsang Jigme, Lajpat Nagar

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There is nobody else in his Lajpat Nagar pad. The young man is alone in this prolonged lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic. Actually, he is…