Photo Archive Project

An archive of accessible and diverse photoessays that touch upon our thematic areas.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Complementary Feeding, Family Planning, and Hygiene in Latona Village, Supaul, Bihar

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Double Invisibility: Industry Closures, Contractual Labour, and Compromised Worker Protection in Maharashtra’s Industrial Sector

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Between Entitlement and Exclusion: MGNREGA Implementation and the Transition in Araria, Bihar

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Menstruation and Marginalization: Socio-cultural Barriers and Policy Failures Affecting Girls in Rural Kashmir

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What does Meen mean to me? Labour and Time of Female Fish Vendors in the Blue Economy of Kanyakumari

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Before the Wheel Turns: Gender, Caste, and the Heat Tax in Andhra Pradesh’s Pottery Villages

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On the Banks of the Yamuna: A visual journey through river pollution and everyday life in Delhi

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A Game That Sparked Conversations on Menstrual Health: Periodica in Bihar

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Kheta: Weaving a Tale of Women Empowerment, Kinship, and Inheritance

The term Shershabadi (original Shershabadia) has direct reference to the community’s place of origin, i.e., the former Jawar-e-Sarsabad, which comprised parts of Murshidabad, Malda in West Bengal, and Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

Owing to various social, political, and environmental reasons, they migrated from their place of origin, and are now settled in Kishanganj and its neighbouring districts, in Bihar. Originally a community of settled agriculturists, they slowly dispersed along the river banks and tried to make a living through cultivation.

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Drying Rivers and Temple Towns: Tale of Kaveri and Srirangam

The photo story captures the neighbourhood which falls under the administration of Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation and is navigating complex ecological, geographical, and governance problems.

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Not an ‘Aam’ Baat: How Climate Change & Fertilizers Are Damaging Mangoes in UP’s Malihabad

Malihabad, tehsil and Nagar panchayat in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh is famous for its mangoes. The Malihabadi Dussehra, a variety of mango, got its Geographical Indicator [GI] tag in 2009[1]. Even though Mangoes are widely consumed across the subcontinent, a common narrative of all the mango cultivators of the region is: “Everybody loves mangoes, but no one wants to make the lives of mango farmers any better.” 

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Documenting the Ghazipur Phool Mandi and its Phoolwallas

n the east of Delhi lies Ghazipur. Over the years, Ghazipur has become an essential route and a stop for people looking to purchase flowers for special occasions.

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Climate-Proofing Agriculture: Building Resilience in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

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Naqqashi Work and the art of making the ‘Chaandi ki Chappal’

As one walks further into one of Lucknow’s oldest lanes, Gol Darwaza, they are struck by the alley’s rich cultural past

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