Bahurupi is a Bengali word, closest English word should be chameleon; meaning – something which changes its colors/textures often. It’s a dying art in West Bengal and only a handful of family still practices it and earns living out of it. they dress up as a Hindu God/Goddess look-alike and…
Galiff Street Pet Market is a pet lover’s paradise. Located in North Kolkata at stone’s throw distance from the Shyambazar 5 point crossing off B T Road. Originally developed at Hatibagan in North Kolkata the market was shifted to Galiff Street due to space constraints. This is the oldest pet…
We asked Manu Ghosh what it feels like to be a widow in the ancient holy city of Benares. The look on her face told us… nothing. Because the scriptures solemnly forbid a widow from feeling anything. The life mission of a widow is to pay for her bad karma.…
Apratim Saha is a photographer who wants to travel to any place with thousands of people around. A die hard travel and street photographer his pictures are vibrant and very rich in all aspects of cultural India. Having learnt the art of photography through his father who owned a camera…
Calcutta has always been the centre of art and culture in India, among which theatre played a pivotal role in shaping up the social mind set of the city. The tradition of mainstream theatre is believed to have been started since the 1940s. Calcutta has witnessed the rise of both…
Earthiness of India is getting reflected in all these photographs. An unbelievable amount of passion from a photographer who believes in capturing people, those expressions and their incredible story is a treat to watch. This is Joydeep Mukherjee from the city of joy, whose photographs serve us every bit of…
Pictures which are utterly classy in terms of colors and the surprise it has got to deliver. The Streets and soul of Vibrant India are more than evident in every photograph here, making us celebrate for the attraction and attention this country could offer for a street and travel photographer…
Photo Essay by: Saikat Samaddar My sister is playing sitar in that corner room. She grew up into a young lady in the corridors, in the back yard of this house. My mom after returning from office is busy with her house hold engagements. At night she will wait for…
A focus on girls’ education in India has put in place since the 1986 National Policy on Education and the 1992 Program of Action, followed by the SSA program launched in 2001, National Curriculum Framework in 2005 and the National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education in 2010. These policies were…