ISOLATION

People are seen standing in queue to collect their token to buy liquor during lockdown.


About the Photographer

Sri Loganathan Velmurugan is pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism at Madras Christian College. He is also a founding member of Photo Meet Chennai, a Tamil Nadu-based photo community that conducts photo walks and various photography-related activities in Tamilnadu.


“It knows that it is destiny to get caged, even if it is springtime.”- translated excerpt from the Last Mughal  Emperor,  Bahadur  Shah  Zafar’s  ghazal  about  ‘Destiny’,  written  in  the  last  days  of  his captivity. 

The photograph shows the Eclectus  parrot,  a  native  of  the  Solomon  Islands, which is held  captive for conservation. It is a popular tourist attraction at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.


About the Photographer

Ananya Rao Kedige is pursuing her Master's in Bioinformatics at Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. She is currently working on improving her photography skills and her journey so far has been documented on Instagram under the username - @w.i.a.m.o.ss


This photograph was taken in Norway in December, the darkest part of the year in the Arctic. It was possible to walk many kilometers in the wilderness without meeting another person.


About the Photographer

Purabi Deshpande is a PhD student studying birds and plants in cities.

Gayatri Manu