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Soutik Biswas

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India locked down in late March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photographer Parul Sharma ventured out to document the deserted capital, Delhi. She ended up taking some 2000 photographs. Here’s an aerial view of Connaught Place #Covid #Delhi #lockdown 1/9 @kaushikcbasu

Cyclists on a highway connecting Mumbai.
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The historical Regal cinema in Connaught Place.
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Bahrisons, one of Delhi’s oldest book shops
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A near-empty Jama Masjid
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A child in isolation in a COVID care facility
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The homeless were fed meals on open grounds
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A burial ground for COVID victims
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Here are the stories behind the pictures 9/9
#lockdown #Delhi #Covid https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54164507">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...

Coronavirus: When India's capital became a ghost city

Photographer Parul Sharma's latest collection is an intimate story of Delhi's reaction to the pandemic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54164507

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