Photo Albums
Through many different lenses
Catching stingrays in Lakshadweep
In Tinnakara, a coral atoll near Agatti island in Lakshadweep, Ukkash and his family hunt for fish in the lagoon and open sea. One day in early August, they returned with three stingrays and went to work on them at once
#family-income #fishing-community #archipelago #coral-attoll #Tinnakara #lagoon
#family-income #fishing-community #archipelago #coral-attoll #Tinnakara #lagoon
ढाई लाख घंटे तक मिट्टी के बर्तन बनाना
कोल्हापुर जिले के कपाशी गांव में विष्णु कुंभार के परिवार
के सदस्य 15
पीढ़ियों से मिट्टी के बर्तन बना रहे हैं। लेकिन उनके दुर्लभ कौशल को शायद ही कभी
मान्यता दी जाती है और उन्हें इस महान पुरानी परंपरा को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए राज्य
से कोई समर्थन नहीं मिलता है
ڈھائی لاکھ گھنٹے تک مٹی کے برتن بنانا
کولہاپور ضلع کے کپاشی گاؤں میں وشنو کمبھار کے ارکان فیملی ۱۵ نسلوں سے مٹی
کے برتن بنا رہے ہیں۔ لیکن ان کے نایاب ہنر کو شاید ہی کبھی تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے اور
انہیں اس عظیم پرانی روایت کو آگے بڑھانے کے لیے ریاست سے کوئی مدد نہیں ملتی ہے
महिला किसानों के सम्मान में, सिंघु पर महिला दिवस
देश में महिला दिवस के
सबसे बड़े उत्सव पर, 8 मार्च, 2021 को महिला किसानों को
सम्मानित करने और तीन कृषि क़ानूनों के ख़िलाफ़ चल रहे विरोध प्रदर्शन में उनकी
भूमिका की सराहना करने के लिए हज़ारों महिलाएं सिंघु बॉर्डर पर इकट्ठा हुईं
خواتین کسانوں کے اعزاز میں، سنگھو پر یوم خواتین
ملک میں یوم خواتین
کی سب سے بڑی تقریب میں، ۸ مارچ ۲۰۲۱ کو خواتین کسانوں اور تین زرعی قوانین کے
خلاف جاری احتجاجی مظاہرے میں ان کے رول کے اعزاز میں ہزاروں خواتین سنگھو بارڈر
پر جمع ہوئیں
Women’s Day at Singhu: Honouring women farmers
In the largest celebration of Women's Day in the country, thousands gathered at the Singhu border on March 8, 2021, to honour women farmers as well as their role in the ongoing protests against the three farm laws
Rounding up bull’s-eyes, not bulls, in Dang
Jignisha Gamit of Singana
village meets every target she sets for herself. Listen to the story of this archery champion
of Dang in Gujarat, among the poorest districts in India, in this Talking Album
On the road with Maharashtra’s farmers
The police came with water cannons and in large numbers. So did the farmers, who gathered in Nashik on February 20 in thousands to once again march to Mumbai. They have started off today, February 21, walking the long journey with their demands
From fields and ploughs to Parliament Street
On November 30, 2018, undulating
waves of red, yellow and green flags, held aloft by farmers from all over India,
spread through the streets of Delhi. Chanting slogans, the farmers marched
towards Parliament Street. After battling deep and decades-long agrarian
distress, they came to be seen and heard in India’s capital
Glimpses from the Mukti Morcha
Farmers from Madhya
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana walked in the march on November 29, 2018, from Gurudwara Shri Bala Sahebji in south Delhi, to Ramila Maidan in central Delhi
Walking sticks, papads, jaggery, hookahs, cards
The Kisan Mukti Morcha on November 29-30, 2018, in Delhi was also an occasion for some snacks, smokes, games, phone videos, innovative ways of carrying personal items, and more
Five farmers speak of their demands
What were the specific and varying concerns of farmers from different states? We asked five farmers
Children of farmers at the Delhi march
A few kids too participated in the Kisan Mukti March in Delhi on November 29-30, 2018. They came with their parents, probably because there was no one back home to look after them
Catching a breath mid-march
On November 29 and 30, 2018, farmers from across the country marched from overnight camps in different parts of Delhi to Ramlila Maidan and from there to Parliament Street. In between, some of them stopped for a while for a quick rest
Drums, cymbals, bells – dancers at the farmers' march
At the November 29-30 farmers' march in Delhi, many came with traditional instruments that emphasised their identity, voice and demands
Marching from Majnu ka Tila to Ramlila
Farmers from Punjab
and Himachal Pradesh walked from the overnight camp at Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tila in
north Delhi to Ramlila Maidan in the central part of the city on November 29,
alongside students who came out to support them
Jhabua's protesting farmers in Delhi
Farmers from Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh say the costs of cultivation are much higher than the returns, and they are demanding better prices for their crops
Kisan Mukti Morcha: On the road from Bijwasan
On November 29, farmers who had spent the night at a camp in Bijwasan in south east Delhi, started off on the protest march to Ramlila Ground
The great Indian vanishing rope trick
Rope makers were once part of a thriving trade in rural Maharashtra. Now, farmers rarely buy ropes and many others prefer nylon versions. The Bhores are the last family in Boragaon village still hand-crafting rope
Discontent and determination in Delhi
On September 5, around 300,000 farmers and workers gathered at a landmark rally in the capital to reiterate their demands, including land titles and better wages – signalling a growing resolve to secure their rights
হতাশার আঁধার থেকে আশার আলোয় যাত্রা
৬ই মার্চ নাসিকে, তাঁদের
সংখ্যা ছিল অন্তত ২০,০০০। ১২ই
মার্চ দক্ষিণ মুম্বইয়ের আজাদ ময়দানে এসে পৌঁছলে তাঁদের সংখ্যা দাঁড়ায় প্রায় ৪০,০০০। তাঁরা
ক্লান্ত বটে, কিন্তু বিজয়ী, পরিশ্রান্ত কিন্তু অদম্য
निराशा के खेतों से – आशा का एक मार्च
नाशिक में 6 मार्च को, वे कम से कम 20,000 थे। ये किसान 12 मार्च को जब दक्षिण मुंबई के आजाद मैदान पहुंचे, तो उनकी संख्या 40,000 हो गई। वे थक जरूर गए थे लेकिन विजयी हुए, उन्होंने हार नहीं मानी
نا امیدی کے کھیتوں سے – امید بھرا مارچ
ناسک میں ۶ مارچ کو، ان کی تعداد کم از کم ۲۰ ہزار تھی۔ لیکن ۱۲ مارچ کو یہ
کسان جب جنوبی ممبئی کے آزاد میدان میں پہنچے، تو ان کی تعداد بڑھ کر ۴۰ ہزار ہو
گئی۔ یہ تھک ضرور گئے تھے، لیکن انھوں نے ہار نہیں مانی تھی
From fields of despair – a march with hope
In Nashik on March 6, they were at least 20,000. By the time the farmers reached Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on March 12, they were 40,000. Tired but triumphant, exhausted but unyielding
Lost on the island, and then found or forgotten
In January every year, many pilgrims at the Gangasagar fair in West Bengal get separated from their families – or abandoned by them. They end up at a shelter, where they wait to be reunited with their loved ones
Making baskets in English
This Dalit hamlet in Bihar's Banka district is called English, and all the residents here have the same last name. Three generations ago, they gave up burning bodies and took up the more respectable occupation of making baskets
তচঃ জহি যোৱা লেটা
লাভ কমি অহা, ৰাজ্যিক পৰ্যায়ত দুৰ্বল সমৰ্থন আৰু
সস্তীয়া আমদানিৰ ফলত বিহাৰৰ বাংকা জিলাৰ প্ৰাচীন বয়নশিল্প হেৰাই যাব ধৰিছে। কাটৰিয়া জিলাৰ এক চতুৰ্থাংশ পৰিয়ালেহে এতিয়াও বোৱা-কটাৰ কাম
কৰে। এই এলবামটোত তেওঁলোকৰ কামবোৰৰ বিভিন্ন অংশবোৰ চিত্ৰায়িত কৰা হৈছে
A quarter million hours of pottery
Vishnu Kumbhar’s family members in Kapashi village of Kolhapur district have been potters for 15 generations. But their rare skills are seldom recognised and they receive no support from the state to keep this great old tradition flourishing
The fallen homes of Anantapur
A sudden demolition on August 3 in Vijayanagar colony of Anantapur town in Andhra Pradesh has left entire families – many of them daily wage workers or migrants – without homes, though officials insist they were only razing encroachments
Tussar: the crumbling cocoon
The generations-old skill of weaving tussar silk in Banka district of Bihar is vanishing because of low returns, a lack of state support and cheaper imports. Only a fourth of the households in Katoria village now weave. This album documents some stages of their work
स्त्रिया, चाकं आणि काम
मार्च महिन्यात पारीने आंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिनाच्या निमित्ताने काही लेख तुमच्यासाठी सादर केले. त्याची सांगता उत्तर प्रदेशातल्या चित्रकूट, बांदा आणि फैझाबाद जिल्ह्यातल्या या काही छायाचित्रांनी करत आहोत
सरगुजाच्या वनांमधून
छत्तीसगडच्या सरगुजा जिल्ह्यातल्या कदराजा मैनपत गावचे टिटीबाई आणि टेरा मांझी जंगलातल्या वस्तू गोळा करून त्यावर गुजराण करतात. जंगली हत्ती अनेकदा गावांमध्ये घुसून नासधूस करतात आणि मग लोकांना वन विभागाच्या मदत केंद्रांकडे जावं लागतं
Four hundred years afloat, still knocking on wood
Images
from Mandvi in Kutch, Gujarat, where workers with skills inherited over
generations make wooden dhows using sal and babul timber. Ships made in Mandvi still carry
cargo to West Asian countries 400 years after the port was established
From the forests of Surguja
Titibai
and Terra Manjhi of Kadraja Mainpat in Surguja district, Chhattisgarh collect
forest produce for a living. Wild elephants often rampage through the village
causing destruction, forcing people to turn to the forest department help
centres
Women, wheels, work
Images from Chitrakoot, Banda and Faizabad districts in Uttar Pradesh, to wind up PARI’s International Women’s Day features this March
The song of Sohrai
Images from a visit to Chirchirya hamlet of Banka district in Bihar at the time of the Sohrai harvest festival. During the festival, Santal women sing about their way of life while men play the instruments, and there is a feast and some mahua as well
Headgear from the sand dunes
Somrad village, Chohtan tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan; October 2015
Journey through Kumartuli
At the centuries-old potters' colony in Kolkata, artisans
work through the night on the clay idols that they will soon send into the city for Durga Puja
When the cows come home in Parkidih
During the 'go-bnadna' festival – a time of earth colours, wall painting, music and games – the Santals of Purulia district in West Bengal offer thanks to their cows
When Meenakshi beats a pot 3000 times
Eight
kilograms of mud that make beautiful music in Manamadurai, Tamil Nadu
Small farmer, big heart, miracle bike
Chandra Subramanian is a single mom, cultivator and retailer in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu
The amazing spiderwoman
A spider’s story, from a trip to Suntalekhola and Samsing in the Dooars region of West Bengal
Photostorm: Women and their many worlds
An album curated by Binaifer Bharucha for International Women's Day, March 8, 2015