Extreme climate events – excessive snow, extreme heat, untimely rain and flash floods – are on the rise in the high mountains of the Himalayas. A photo story on the impact of a changing climate on road workers

North Kerala’s Thirra artists are Dalits. Their art includes playing the role of gods in sacred groves and temple premises of upper caste patrons where their art is feted, but their caste is not forgotten

Farmers and labourers in Maharashtra donate large sums of money in huge numbers to temple trusts and pilgrimage centres. Faith and superstition trump financial stress even during devastating floods

Migrants from Bihar, Rita and her family live on the flood plains of Yamuna in a makeshift hut which seems more like an abode of trials. They eke out a living in New Delhi by selling elephant grass

A rain-scented walk in a colourful Santal village in Birbhum reveals the close connection this tribal community once had with their forest

The recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar has deleted the names of many Adivasi voters, marking them as ‘dead’. It’s not just the loss of voting rights they are worried about, but also loss of access to state benefits they rely upon