“rays at ease” at Hanuman Ghat, Varanasi

“rays at ease” at Hanuman Ghat, Varanasi

A vision at the Hanuman Ghat in Kashi (Varanasi) on the occasion of the festival of lights (Diwali). The steps which bring thousands of pilgrims down to the Ganga river all day long – are now at rest. Dancing as one with it’s shadows.

Mission Menauli | New houses for the Katkari Tribe | Sapana.org

Mission Menauli | New houses for the Katkari Tribe | Sapana.org

When the contractors ran away with the money, which was given to them by the government to build houses for the Katkari Tribe in Menauli, Satara – The tribe had no option but to build the houses themselves. Miguel from Sapana.org (NGO) in collaboration with Shramik Janta Vikas Sansthan raised some funds to provide the […]

Her new perspective through an old Kodak | The Katkari Tribe | Gandhinagar, Medha village

I reached Medha Village located in the Satara district of Maharashtra with Jeronimo Miguel from Sapana.org, who has been working in the surrounding villages towards the empowerment and sustainability of the Katkari Tribe, in collaboration with Shramik Janata Vikas Sanstha, a local NGO. They together were trying to impart skills to the Katkari women. One such […]

Vivah Samskara | Bhojpuri Wedding Rites & Folk Songs | Ethnographic Film

Vivah Samskara | Bhojpuri Wedding Rites & Folk Songs | Ethnographic Film

Vivah Samskara is a documentary film about the folk songs that are sung by women during the Bhojpuri wedding rites. It is a ceremony-wise musical annotation of a typical Bhojpuri wedding that is spread over 5 days. The documentary contains a first hand description of Bhojpuri wedding rites from the vantage point of a Brahmin […]