The Pongala festival which is celebrated every year around late Feb and early March at the renowned Attukal Bhagavathi temple in Kerala’s capital city of Thiruvananthapuram is an experience with euphoria of religion, faith and beliefs. The festival has entered the Guinness records for being the largest single gathering of…
From the ancient ages oil massage is popular and well practiced in India for holistic healing and detoxifying body, mind and spirit. Hogenakkal Falls is located in Dharmapuri district of Tamilnadu on river Kaveri. Along with the majestic view of Hogenakkal Falls, Hogenakkal has some famous oil massages which is…
This is very interesting documentary by Romanian photographer Bogdan Gîrbovan. He named this project as 10/1. From his words: “I took a photograph of each apartment (the interior of each space) from the same angle, in order to better illustrate the mix of social classes in the block, displaying only…
The rains don’t smell like rain back home. The lights are brighter, the streets strange. Religions clash here, 9/11 happened and almost overnight, Muslims weren’t the token minority anymore. Everything’s in English and Bangla has to claw its way out of my throat when I speak. The children we bring…
“The New Town” is a district of the town Anina (Romania), one neighborhood that was built in the early 80s as a residential area for the workers of the thermoelectric power plant from Crivina. The construction of the power plant began in 1976. The authorities’ plan was that this power…
I have traveled to Nilgiris many a times but never did I come across this community living here belonging to a very rare ethnicity called Toda. My indifference to any such enthusiasm was quite evident when I found that I even had a photo of their temple from kodanad but…
In July, 2014, Honorable Chief Minister of Sikkim, Mr. Pawan Chambling, announced that the State Govt. will waive off Graduation fees for all Sikkimese residents in Govt. colleges. This was just an addition to the fact that Education was practically free in Govt. Schools in Sikkim for a few decades…
Varanasi or Benaras, (also known as Kashi) in Uttar Pradesh is one of the oldest living cities in the world and one of the seven holiest places in india. The whole city is fascinated by ancient architecture painted walls, colourful narrow lanes which are connected to the several ghats of…
The Gangasagar Mela that takes place in West Bengal, every year on the auspicious day of maker Sankranti, is one of the largest congregations of Hindu Pilgrims in India. Commoners, huge in number, flock to the southern part of Bengal where the holy river Ganges joins the Bay of Bengal.…
“Throughout the year I live like a zombie. Like the living dead. On one day I am alive and that day happens to be the day, the Rainbow Pride. Amidst all this hatred and negativity it’s the one day I feel hope when I see so much love around.” remarks…
18th May, 2015 turned to be the dooms day for New Market, Kolkata. The busiest market place at the heart of the city, as it got devastated by a rattling rage of fire. Life was shattered into bits. While the firefighters were trying to bring the disastrous situation under control,…
Kumbh Mela, the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on the Earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the ‘Sangam’- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Millions of devotees take a holy dip in the sacred water during the mela. Maha Kumbha…
India, a land of diversified cultures and religions, is a home to some of the ancient civilizations on earth. It is a place where varied age-old rituals are performed by people of different religions to demonstrate their faith and as a penance to their deity or prophet they worship. While…
While we keep cribbing about our daily life, here we see someone physically challenged with a brave heart insisting on a move on. Life doesn’t end whenever you fall, there is always a second chance and in this photo series it is more than evident to us. Nguyet is born without…
In a country where talent dies an unrecognized death everyday , this is the tale of a boy whose world revolves around the square of the ring. During the day he works hard to scrape off a living from their family’s small coal business. Come evening these thrall of society…
“There is a door to our heart, And a window to our soul. So many beautiful sights, Have been seen out that window, And so many places, That door leads to. Gaze out that window, And open the door And it will give you everything.” A house is a building,…