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Jallikattu

Jallikattu ‘Jallikattu’: An Indian cultural practice Flamboyant traditional sports are deep rooted in many age old cultural practices over the globe and observed with all the traditional fervour. These events provide a treat for photographer’s eye and lens. The Jallikattu (bull- taming sport) tradition in Tamilnadu province of South India dates back to 400-100 B.C. and is considered a symbol of inherited cultural fad and traditional chauvinism, kept alive through generations. The risky sport is about human-animal relation featured by conflict, taming and domesticat

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Bhoota Kola

Bhoota Kola Capturing Mythopoeia with Metonymic Lens! Replicating the indigenous spirit of India, the 'Land of Festivals' and a melting pot of many cultures, myths and traditions, Tulunadu and Malenadu region is also the land of diversity of faith and beliefs. The emotional quotient connects the spiritual facet, called 'Bhoota Kola', the aboriginal ritual practice that I have been covering for a decade. In Tulu language, the meaning of ‘Bhoota’ is 'spirit' and ‘Kola’ is 'play'. In the legacy of Indian ‘Little Tradition’, which is contrary to its nomenclature while havin

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Covid-19

Covid - 19 Covid-19: The Episodic MelancholyThe global health pandemic Covid-19 needs no introduction today. It played havoc with lives of people and economy of countries. It is aimed to capture the unfolding ground realities in India and the serious efforts of health functionaries in treating the patients. The disease is an episodic melancholy as manifest itself in different waves. While the countries battled on dual counts- public health and economy, the medical professionals were engaged in twin tasks: risking their own lives while trying to save fellow citizens. To

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Happiness

Happiness Anthology on Visage: Tribal Tattoos in India  The chief aim of the portfolio is to profile the facial tribal art which is on rapid decline at present in India. Of course, the sole objective was to best present the spotless emotions emanating from visages of women juxtaposed with tattoos on body. Twelve years ago I stumbled upon members of a primitive tribe, Kutia Khonda in one of the tribal fairs of Odisha province. What arrested my gaze, in particular was their conversational etiquette expressed more through eyes and faces. My desire to visit their habitat lo

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Salt Ponds

Salt Ponds Peeps Into A Day’s Life of Salt Farmers Salt, the basic ingredient of cooking is produced artificially in the salt evaporation ponds. The present portfolio presents daily life of salt farmers in one such salt evaporation pond located at Chinnaganjam, Andhra Pradesh, South India. The season of abundant production of salt is during the months of March-June when the sun is seen at its scorching best. Under the razing sun and piercing rays, people (both women and men) get to work in the evaporation ponds. Working from the break of first light of the day, they to