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Shalubai with village development officer

When Shalubai won the chair, but lost the table

Namita Waikar
Wagholi
A coir weaver's feet in front of a coir loom

No longer spinning much yarn

V. Sasikumar
Alappuzha
Gokuldas working on a coir loom

Makers of a fraying fibre

V. Sasikumar
Alappuzha
Woman standing in between submerged land with cows and hut in background

Water come, water go

Sayantoni Palchoudhuri
Gobrahi, Kusheshwar Asthan
Making coir out of coconut husk

The shifting strands of coir

V. Sasikumar
Alappuzha
Vinod Yadav is a farmer from North BIhar who tries to farm in floods

Living with floods

Sayantoni Palchoudhuri
Kandaha
A recurring monsoon-driven demand drives the boat economy of north Bihar

Vote for boat

Sayantoni Palchoudhuri
Satarva
In north Bihar, embankments  built by the government along the turbulent Kosi have created conflict, aggravated floods and caused huge losses to the people living in Ghongepur and other villages

Jahangir’s story

Sayantoni Palchoudhuri
Ghongepur
Kalaimamani T.A.R Nadi Rao dressed to perform

The dance of the false-legged horse

Aparna Karthikeyan
Thanjavur
Close up of Ramchandra Sripati Lad with two men in the background

‘Captain Elder Brother’ and the whirlwind army

P. Sainath
Shenoli
Tanaji Kailas Kadam playing his drum

Dawandi

Namita Waikar
Lamboti
An idol of Ma Durga being readied

Journey through Kumartuli

Sinchita Maji
Kumartuli
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