There was a gloomy cloudy noon and it was drizzling outside when I reached one of the oldest streets of Kolkata in search of my new story. This series is my journey of finding the existence of art on the streets which are full of hustle and bustle of life,…
More than 100 years ago, after being denied entry to temples and worship Hindu gods, a man from low caste untouchable Hindu community, named Parashuram began tattooing the Hindu god Ram’s name on his whole body (from head to toe) and face as an act of devotion and defiance. Thus…
You may choose to call this place The Land of Faith. There is a famous saying – “Sab TeerthBaar Bar, Gangasagar Ekbar” – Which means you may visit other holy places several times- but a visit once to Gangasagar is worth a lifetime. This is the land of impassioned faith…
Tania Chatterjee is a travel and documentary photographer from Kolkata, India. She is a founder of the photography community Fotorbit. For Tania, “A good photograph should represent a photographer’s vision and believe towards the people and society expressively.” Thanks, Tania for accepting our invite. Please read on… Could you please…
Kolhapur is a historical city in the state of Maharashtra and has a rich food culture. I have lived in this city for the last 20 years. My photography started in this city. While working on other photography topics in Kolhapur, I had the opportunity to work on jaggery, an…
Gajan or Shivagajan is a Hindu religious festival celebrated mostly in West Bengal. Gajan spans around a week, starting at the last week of Choitro or Chaitra (last month of Bengali calendar) continuing till the end of the Bengali year with Charak Puja. Participants of this festival are known as…
I choose the betta fishes theme because they are so cute and colorful they live in normal water and show their colors. The betta was first discovered in Southeast Asia. Making its home in rice paddies, drainage ditches, and the warm flood plains of the region, the betta became accustomed…
Pottery in Indian Villages presents a wonderful amalgamation of concept, design, and execution. There are many villages in India that are famous for producing extraordinary pottery products. The Indians are experts in molding clay with their hands to form various things of daily utility, toys, and deities of worship since…
Hello, my name is Pravin Tamang, a photographer based out of Darjeeling. In my work, I try to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. I find ordinary and normal moments to be the most honest and beautiful. Most of the time I am seeking people and places that exist just…
Wildlife Photographer and filmmaker Shaaz Jung captured amazing photos of a rare black panther roaming in the jungles of India. While chasing his dream, Shaaz Jung spent the last couple of years exploring the Kabini Forest in Karnataka, India, and came back with some of the most beautiful shots of…
Traveling is something that I enjoy thoroughly. The excitement of seeing new places, new traditions, and the natural beauty in that region is something that I haven’t lost ever since I started. We learn how to appreciate and live life as we experience both good and bad times through such…
“Shrinath Veer Mhaskoba” is one of the forms of Lord Shiva. It is worshiped by the Shepard community in the western Maharashtra region. The villagers of “Veer’ Village near Saswad town of Pune Dist., people from the region gather at the Temple for the God’s Marriage & the celebration goes…
The International Kolkata Book Fair (formerly Calcutta Book Fair) is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distributors. It is the world’s largest non-trade book fair,…
Infinite number of underground tunnels snake below us. It is a gigantic netting of drilled holes encased with crushed rocks, dust and every other thing which lives under our feet. The people who make our lives simpler and are one of the mega driving forces behind the advancement of technology…
Behala Baganbari – a mere place in the heart of south Kolkata, was not a famous place at all. An initiative taken a few days ago makes this place a well-known one within the region of Kolkata & abroad. “Behala Art Fest” (A group of young talented artists) and the…
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…