94 years old Shantinath Bannerjee, from the suburban town Belgharia, India, after completing an instrument technician course from the Benaras Hindu University, joined Omega Watch Company as a technician. Gradually, analog camera repairing became his arena of affection. Shantinath made miniature polishing, grinding, and lathe machines by his own for…
After a wait of 25 long months, when the world seemed to be slowly going back to the “old normal”, we decided to make a trip to visit our hometowns and bid adieu to the year with our parents. When everyone started thinking that the battle was won, the Christmas…
This is the first ever wall art in Kolkata which focuses entirely on the theme of Bengali Wedding. A Bengali Wedding is something which includes various things to complete a full wedding ceremony and every thing is drawn to the walls of the slum.This is a slum of Behala where…
There is a village called ‘Veer’ (Ta. Purandar, Dist. Pune) at a distance of 25 km from Saswad town, the headquarters of Purandar taluka of Pune city and 30 km from Jejuri of Shrikhanderaya, the deity of Maharashtra, on the border of Satara district. On the shore is the holy…
Kumari Puja is an intesting as well as an integral part of Durga Puja .A little girl Dipwannita Adhikary of 10 years is seen getting worshiped by the Hindu devotees during the Kumari Puja Ritual. Kumari Puja is an Indian Hindu Tradition mainly celebrated during the Durga Puja according to…
Durga Puja is not only the biggest festival of the Bengalis but also it is the passion and emotion for the people of Bengal. From the making of the idol of Goddess Durga at Kumartuli to the immersion of the idol in the Ganges – it has a story on…
Kolkata is one of the major metropolitan cities of India. The city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) was established by Job Charnock in the year 1690 and later it was the capital of India under British rule. Thus, Kolkata is not only a very old and vibrant city but also an…
This was my first personal project in terms of creating “series” before this I had taken infinite photographs but something about Umbrellas triggered me to create an exclusive series of them. I knew nothing about how vast the field of Photography is or what all are the prospects related to…
A bridge is inherently symbolic of communication and union. It connects one previously isolated place to another and allows people to come together. But when it is connected with lives then it can be called life-giver. A bridge, made of bamboo, is constructed temporally upon the river of Kongsabati (…
I have made this series after two months of effort. Many pictures we have seen indoors earlier around the world in pandemic situations, but this is innovative to take pictures with such a combination of colors inside the room. In our daily life, many colors emerge inside the room and…
Manikarnika Ghat is one of the most historical ghats present in all of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh which I had the fortune to visit. People from all over the world travel here in the hopes of giving their deceased loved ones a holy goodbye, one which sends them off to heaven.…
India is to celebrate International Yoga day on 21st June. This ceremony is celebrated annually every year by the Government of India and The Victoria Memorial Authority. However this year (2021) this program has been suspended due to pandemic covid 19. Every year a lot of people used to come…
I put a lot of effort into planning every single photograph especially for my series in Black and White that I take up as Personal Projects. This is the series of Black and White Photographs which has been shot in my own town, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, India. Shimla, which…
Kalinarayanpur Junction, the most peaceful railway station of Sealdah main division of the Indian Railway. The serenity and calmness of this place have made it so unique. This railway station is situated at Kalinarayanpur village, my birthplace and residence about 75km far from the mega-city Kolkata. The daily workers and…
Cyclone Yass (the name given by Oman) struck the coastal area of West Bengal and Odisha on 28th May 2021. The landfall causes a very severe cyclonic storm, Yaas began at 9 am on Wednesday near the Dhamra port in Odisha’s Bhadrak district. The wind speed during landfall was at…
Tusu Festival is a folk festival held on the last day of the Bengali month of Poush, i.e., Makar Sankranti, so also known as Makar Parav (meaning Makar festival) in local languages. It is a unifying form of local common faith and the joy of the harvest. associated with harvesting.…
