Finding Ganesha in the Potter’s Lane
VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi we take our readers on a journey to one of the numerous potters’ lanes in the capital where the artist’s labour and creative agency bridge together to unfold a transformative and inspiring reality of existence.
In Pictures: Does the heavy burden of ritualism enable us to have the fragrance of religiosity?
In Pictures | Weekly images
A Weekly Market in the Heart of the City
Let us talk walk together through a weekly market located in the heart of Delhi. At a time when malls and sanitized shopping spaces have become the overpowering reality can weekly markets of this kind continue to enjoy a space of their own or will they disappear one day at not being able to fit into the conventional definition of the smart-city? Here we explore a weekly market which speaks the language of simplicity, uninterrupted human interaction and a space where social interaction is effortless.
Photo | How Bulbul Cyclone Affected the Lives of Ordinary People
The cyclone Bulbul has truly battered the state of West Bengal and brought about the deaths of 10 people and affected more than 4.5 lakh people.
Short Story of what Shiksha swaraj does
Shiksha Swaraj Creative Learning and Resource Center...an alternative educational endeavor working with rural kids in Bihar, India.
Photo Esaay : Walking Through Uttarakhand Mountains By Shruti Jain
Walking Through Uttarakhand Mountains
The majestic beauty of Uttrakhand inspires each moment yet because of ruthless developmental logic its landscape is undergoing change. Here is a revealing picture of the times asking us to pause and contemplate.
Shruti Jain is a research Scholar at JNU and working on environmental movements.
The beauty of mountain paths is that they are not straight and...
The Midnight Lights of Jama Masjid
As the month of Ramdan cleanses the soul and purifies the self, the universe unfolds a celebration of brotherhood and the moment of melting boundaries
The last two northern white rhino females
Though the northern white rhino is functionally extinct – following the loss of Sudan, the last known living male, five years ago this week – conservationists are finding hope in a technique that is creating new embryos using genetic material taken from him and two remaining females.