The second wave of Coronavirus in India has fallen so heavily that it exceeded the daily infection and total infection rate of the first wave in the year 2020 and so far the highest in the world. The spread of the Coronavirus this time is very high in few States…
The first few days after I was tested Covid Positive was a journey through different thoughts and stress. Anxiety about the disease and its symptoms, the difficulty of being isolated, fear of something going to happen shook me. Life suddenly shrunk from the vast world I had until then, to…
While we battle the second wave of the dreaded Coronavirus, mid-April also marks the beginning of the Hindu calendar year and is celebrated across the length & breadth of India. Characteristic of the Indian cultural mélange, Hindus in various states of India usher in the new year in their own…
Covid19, a name that never existed before 2020, but not unfamiliar anymore. Back in March last year when the covid outbreak just started rearing I had to lock myself inside the home like millions of others. Me and my son, we started living a strange life filled with fear, anxiety,…
I couldn’t go anywhere for months due to the coronavirus crisis. But in the end, the outbreak subsided and soon, everything was back to being normal again. I had already decided to visit Hampi once the lockdown ceased, so we planned for the trip and left. I visited Hampi for…
While speaking of Holi, the first names that cross our minds are Mathura, Vrindavan, or Barsana. And why not? These destinations have been giving away photo opportunities to thousands of photographers across the globe since the end of the previous century. But, when it comes to Kolkata- the City of…
The people of world are in a distressed condition from physically, mentally, economically, socially due to outbreak of Covid- 19 virus. The world is suffering with huge work loss and poverty resulting to overall sadness coupled with depression in present time due to the pandemic situation arises out of COVID-…
We are stuck. Stuck inside our boxes. Deeply disturbed by it. The 4 walls that we used to stare at, are staring back at us. The floor, the microwave, dining table, sofa, vacuum cleaner, shower, ash-tray, they all are sick of us. We were not meant to spend so much…
COVID-19 is the biggest global event—and challenge—of our lifetimes. As such, it is changing human attitudes and behaviours today and forcing organizations to respond. However, the need to respond won’t end when the virus’s immediate threat eventually recedes. In the future, we will find a return to normalcy in many…
We didn’t see this coming. It landed on us. I was sitting in one of our favourite hangout spots when a news article popped up on my Phone screen that read –“ WHO declares CORONA as a global Pandemic. Schools and Colleges are to be shut until further notice.”. WELL…
What can’t be found even in the farthest corners of the city can be found in a plethora in the rural areas of Odissa where traditions and religious practices are indeed a sight to behold. Performed in Chaitra month of Odia calendar, the festival begins in the Silk City and…
This series of photos is about the Yakshagana artists. The images are shot in Yakshagana held in NITK Surathkal on January 12th, 2020 using Canon 1300d with the kit lens. Yakshagana is a traditional Indian theatre form, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimogga and western parts of Chikmagalur…
The COVID-19 days. These days are different. While the whole world is still fighting against a deadly pandemic, the only way we can contribute to our society is by staying at home. This is an attempt at a visual story-telling to share my story during these lockdown days. All the…
Rice is one of the most popular staple food in India. It also forms a vastly popular food grain and plays a major role in satiating the appetites across the length and breadth of India. It constitutes a major role in the national foodgrain market. Rice cultivation covers 30% of…
COVID pandemic has entered India in the last week of March. It has changed our way of living. It has different phases, lockdown 1, 2, and 3, then unlock phases. Photographing these while maintaining social distancing and taking all precautions. Lockdown started with some activities like igniting lanterns to remove…
In the Indian subcontinent, the potter community is known as Kumhar or Kumbhar, derived from the term Kumharkar, literally, maker of kumbha (earthen pot). The kumbha is believed to have emerged from the cosmic ocean during the SamudraManthan (Churning of the Ocean), a mythological episode that finds mention in the…
