City Series - Susanne Becker in Berlin, We the Isolationists (59th Corona Diary)

City Series – Susanne Becker in Berlin, We the Isolationists (59th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Susanne Becker] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see a guy, wearing a black tutu. He screams. His body too small to hold his fear. On the almost…

City Series - Mukul S. Kareya in Delhi, We the Isolationists (58th Corona Diary)

City Series – Mukul S. Kareya in Delhi, We the Isolationists (58th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mukul S. Kareya] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the first human civilization on Earth. I want to tell them about their precarious decisions. I hesitate, hoping…

City Series - Paul Fontana in Cohutta, Georgia, U.S.A., We the Isolationists (57th Corona Diary)

City Series – Paul Fontana in Cohutta, Georgia, U.S.A., We the Isolationists (57th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Paul Fontana] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself as one small part of an idea that is bigger than all who are participating. One drop of…

Home Sweet Home - Nilabh's 'Kuch Nahi' Corner, Sector 84, Gurgaon

Home Sweet Home – Nilabh’s ‘Kuch Nahi’ Corner, Sector 84, Gurgaon

His window-side refuge. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Theoretically, it is such a cool idea to stay home 24/7. Practically, it is so difficult. But Nilabh, it seems, knows his way around to make the best out of…

City Series - Parajdeep Singh Dhillon in Bombay, We the Isolationists (56th Corona Diary)

City Series – Parajdeep Singh Dhillon in Bombay, We the Isolationists (56th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Parajdeep Singh Dhillon] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the sea. Inky depths beckoning, as the ship resolutely pushes into the night. I see the moon set,…

City Series - Tulika Saxena in Varanasi, We the Isolationists (55th Corona Diary)

City Series – Tulika Saxena in Varanasi, We the Isolationists (55th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tulika Saxena] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see… silence. I strain my aural capabilities, I realise that there aren’t any further sounds left to intercept. Maybe the…

City Series - Srishti Chaudhary in Bareilly, We the Isolationists (54th Corona Diary)

City Series – Srishti Chaudhary in Bareilly, We the Isolationists (54th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Srishti Chaudhary] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the guilt of being isolated in comfort. The guilt of having food, family and the internet (in that order)….

City Series - Pallavi Pratap in Delhi, We the Isolationists (53rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Pallavi Pratap in Delhi, We the Isolationists (53rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Pallavi Pratap] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see semal, day after day lying on my balcony, its beauty depleting. The bright red flower which fell from the…

City Series - Shomitro Chatterjee in Lucknow, We the Isolationists (52nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Shomitro Chatterjee in Lucknow, We the Isolationists (52nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Shomitro Chatterjee] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself wondering if all that we humans feel is a false sense of existence. I can hear the birds…

City Series - Mohammad Syed Raza in Doha, We the Isolationists (51st Corona Diary)

City Series – Mohammad Syed Raza in Doha, We the Isolationists (51st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mohammad Syed Raza] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself several winters back, when I came to know of you. It was then I learnt, that I…