Gaurav in Jhansi
Gaurav in Jhansi
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Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go.
Fake news.
Stranded in New Delhi
Nights in lockdown.Wandering through New Delhi's abandoned streets.
Stranded.
Random thoughts.
Random thoughts.
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“When
you’re alone you get all these random thoughts, which give you anxiety. So
there were some mental issue involved as well.
There is no one to console you, no one to advise you. So even though you are on call with your mom and dad you can’t be there.
You miss the warmth, you know, of human touch. And without that, it’s sort of getting on my nerves: What should I do?
I don’t want to die alone.”
There is no one to console you, no one to advise you. So even though you are on call with your mom and dad you can’t be there.
You miss the warmth, you know, of human touch. And without that, it’s sort of getting on my nerves: What should I do?
I don’t want to die alone.”
Getting home
Going home.
After 40 days alone in Delhi, Gaurav was finally able to
attain a permit to go home to Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Trying my best.
“My
routine is sort of normal now, I do my readings, I try to be as productive as
I can. But really, I have no work, so I’m sort of unemployed now.
But I try to do my best.
I am a spokesperson for the Youth Congress. I try to do the posts on social media, I try to record videos, I try to raise awareness, you know, about certain issues.”
But I try to do my best.
I am a spokesperson for the Youth Congress. I try to do the posts on social media, I try to record videos, I try to raise awareness, you know, about certain issues.”
Migrant workers
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Blue rivers and skies.
Necessary break.
Necessary break.
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“Another
positive thing is that a lot of people had issues with their family. They
never had the chance to spend time together.
My own father was on the ground every day, he is a politician as well. He would spend 15 or 16 hours a day outside the house and then he would just come back to have dinner and sleep.
But now, after about 20 years, I finally had time to play games with my dad!
It was a necessary break.”
My own father was on the ground every day, he is a politician as well. He would spend 15 or 16 hours a day outside the house and then he would just come back to have dinner and sleep.
But now, after about 20 years, I finally had time to play games with my dad!
It was a necessary break.”
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Gaurav in Jhansi
Nowhere to go.
Fake news.
Nights in lockdown.
Stranded.
Random thoughts.
Going home.
Arriving home.
Trying my best.
Migrant workers 1
Migrant workers II.
Blue rivers and skies.
Necessary break.