A small love letter to the kino.
In a city where escaping a screen is almost next to impossible, the last temple of peace left is the kino. Nothing much has changed about going to the cinema, when I was younger it was to escape the harsh reality of everyday India, to sit in silence and dream with my eyes open. Now, I go to the cinema to enforce a strict time limit on not using my phone and I often find that the effects of going to the movies has lingering effects throughout the day. After a long day's work, I go back to my temple, to sit in stillness and meditate together. If only kinos could rebrand themselves as digital detox oases that they'll find newer generations hooked to their phones from birth have them interested. Long live cinema, as dreams should never die.