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
arrow_outwardDouble Invisibility: Industry Closures, Contractual Labour, and Compromised Worker Protection in Maharashtra’s Industrial Sector
arrow_outwardBetween Entitlement and Exclusion: MGNREGA Implementation and the Transition in Araria, Bihar
arrow_outwardMenstruation and Marginalization: Socio-cultural Barriers and Policy Failures Affecting Girls in Rural Kashmir
arrow_outwardWhat does Meen mean to me? Labour and Time of Female Fish Vendors in the Blue Economy of Kanyakumari
arrow_outwardBefore the Wheel Turns: Gender, Caste, and the Heat Tax in Andhra Pradesh’s Pottery Villages
arrow_outwardOn the Banks of the Yamuna: A visual journey through river pollution and everyday life in Delhi
arrow_outwardA Game That Sparked Conversations on Menstrual Health: Periodica in Bihar
arrow_outwardKheta: 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.
arrow_outwardDrying 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.
arrow_outwardNot 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.”
arrow_outwardDocumenting 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.
arrow_outwardClimate-Proofing Agriculture: Building Resilience in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
arrow_outwardNaqqashi 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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