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Purnima Mondal, 46, of Kakdwip island, Kakdwip block, South 24 Parganas standing in front of her thatched house with one of her children. Her husband, Provas Mondal, 52, is a construction worker in Nashik, Maharashtra. She catches fish and crabs from nearby rivers everyday.

Stories from the Sundarbans

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Sundarbans
In the Sundarbans, people of Ghoramara island are still reeling from the destruction left by Cyclone Yaas. While many are trying to restore their homes and livelihoods, some have been forced to move out

‘I have to leave Ghoramara, but why should I?’

Abhijit Chakraborty
South 24 Parganas

The Rani of Thoothukudi’s salt pans

Aparna Karthikeyan
Photos and Video : M. Palani Kumar
Thoothukudi

In Punjab, mandis are the means to survival

Novita Singh
Editor : Sharmila Joshi
Sangrur

Performing the snake goddess in Sundarbans

Ritayan Mukherjee
South 24 Parganas

Dhakis for Durga: without skipping a drumbeat

Sayandeep Roy
Editor : Sharmila Joshi
Agartala

Srinagar’s waste-pickers: fear, faith and plastic

Muzamil Bhat
Editor : Sharmila Joshi
Srinagar

Taking a high road from Jharkhand to Ladakh

Ritayan Mukherjee
Ladakh

Chitra and Muthuraja: an untold love story

M. Palani Kumar
Madurai

In Ladakh: a shot in the arm at 11,000 feet

Ritayan Mukherjee
Leh

Mumbai fishermen: no shelter from this storm

Shraddha Agarwal
Editor : Sharmila Joshi
Colaba

In Madurai: the trauma of trans folk artists

Reporting : S. Senthalir
Photographs : M. Palani Kumar
Editor : Sharmila Joshi
Madurai
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