City Series – Alli Westbrook in Athens, Ohio, the US, We the Isolationists (436th Corona Diary)

City Series – Alli Westbrook in Athens, Ohio, the US, We the Isolationists (436th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Alli Westbrook] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself taken back to a breezy spring day years ago. Our backyard had not been mowed so the grass was…

City Series – Lubhanshi Jain in Delhi, We the Isolationists (435th Corona Diary)

City Series – Lubhanshi Jain in Delhi, We the Isolationists (435th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Lubhanshi Jain] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see what has already transpired, Kashmir, a migrant labour exodus, the shame blame game of religion, loved ones gone without proper…

City Series – Mahan Aslam in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, We the Isolationists (434th Corona Diary)

City Series – Mahan Aslam in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, We the Isolationists (434th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mahan Aslam] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see things that I’d planned turning into exactly opposite. The dreams for this year are on a halt. The exams that…

City Series – Aruvi in Wayanad, Kerala, We the Isolationists (433rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Aruvi in Wayanad, Kerala, We the Isolationists (433rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Aruvi] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see darkness swirl around me. The world feels dystopian, life fictional. In time, disjoint memories come floating by. The dappled early morning…

City Series – Vrinda Bhagat in Quebec, We the Isolationists (432nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Vrinda Bhagat in Quebec, We the Isolationists (432nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Vrinda Bhagat] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself in real conversations with real people – at a french cafe, a yoga class, a public library. I plan…

City Series – Niyatee Dwivedi in Chennai, We the Isolationists (431st Corona Diary)

City Series – Niyatee Dwivedi in Chennai, We the Isolationists (431st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Niyatee Dwivedi] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself reconnecting with inner-self. After losing years to the wheel of corporate life, once again I try to discover my…

City Series – Mitushi Pandey in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, We the Isolationists (430th Corona Diary)

City Series – Mitushi Pandey in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, We the Isolationists (430th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Mitushi Pandey] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see bougainvilleas blooming in their glory under the teasing winter sun—existing exactly the same way I last saw them, months ago,…

City Series – Srishti Singh in Chandigarh, We the Isolationists (429th Corona Diary)

City Series – Srishti Singh in Chandigarh, We the Isolationists (429th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Srishti Singh] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see the turmoil within. The fear of not knowing what comes next and feel the aura of uncertainty hovering above the…

City Series – Tejaswini Gadhave in Pune, We the Isolationists (428th Corona Diary)

City Series – Tejaswini Gadhave in Pune, We the Isolationists (428th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tejaswini Gadhave] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see myself reliving the sociable and busy life I had carved for myself in the last four years in Bombay, away…

City Series – Tawfeeq Irshad Mir, in Sopore, Kashmir, We the Isolationists (427th Corona Diary)

City Series – Tawfeeq Irshad Mir, in Sopore, Kashmir, We the Isolationists (427th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Tawfeeq Irshad Mir] I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona and I see the colourful birds resting on the door panes emulated with surreal symphonies. The environ around summons me as if…