SHAURYA SHARMA, STUDENT. Photographed by Sonu Joshi
We had gotten in touch with Shaurya’s mother in July, at the height of the pandemic, for a photoessay on how the pandemic had changed everything for students of all age groups. When they sent us the first photos of the location—including the washing machine packaging in his room where Shaurya prefers to read—we knew it was going to be a classic.