Not a Cage

I absolutely haven’t stepped out in the last two months. Not even for groceries. One may call it a… cage situation. But this cage is not getting onto me for the view is a huge patch of grass and trees. The park looks sad and deserted, waiting for kids to jump around in glee. Despite that, it shines in different shades of green and gives me the hope to continue. Well, the cage is for the outside world. But for me it is a way to charge myself for the future.

Illustrated by: @shreyashi_chauhan

Image by: @shivani_bali

Location: Mumbai

Cows at a Zebra Crossing

Who would have thought that the reign of humankind would diminish? Now that people are staying off the roads, our concrete jungle is changing. It is calmer, the air is fresher and there is a new social order. Dogs and cows do not have to compete with cars anymore. Birds have started to chirp louder. And while we stay locked up in our cages, the cows are showing us the correct way to cross a road.

Illustrated by: @shruti_bhatia20

Image by: @contagious_creation

Location: Bangalore

Clear Sky

Recently, the newspaper told me that the nationwide lockdown has led to reduced levels of pollution. But even if I had skipped this piece of news, watching the neighborhood boys flying kites on their terraces with a beautiful, clear sky backdrop was enough for me to embrace this single positive consequence among a hundred sad headlines. Moving forward, it’s in our hands to keep it low for happier skies and healthier lives 

Illustrated by: @sheleshkr

Image by: @sheleshkr

Location: New Ashok, Delhi