Muzaffarpur, Mothers, Motifs And Markets
Sujni art is an example of place based craft economies preserving producer identities. It uses minimal external resources to create durable products which are sustainable with a low carbon footprint.
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Who Are The Katkari People
During my initial days in Raigad district of Maharashtra, I could not believe that people lived in such extreme poverty so close to urban mega cities and somehow go unnoticed. No one visited Degaon after evening, or even during the day. No one visited Degaon ever, except for its inhabitants.
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The Bail Pola Festival Of Shravana Amavasya
Bail Pola, is a traditional festival celebrated predominantly in Maharashtra, to honour and express gratitude towards bulls and oxen for their vital role in agriculture. This is a photo story from the celebrations in two villages, separated across years.
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Practices of Mautana and Chadotara
Southern parts of Rajasthan and northern parts of Gujarat in western India in home to the Bhil and Garasiya tribe. Mautana is a traditional justice system for solving of disputes. Mautana is composed of two words: maut (death) and ana (money). Together, they mean the money offered against death.
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Witnessing a Yatra in Mhaswad
The yatra is the largest religious festival of Mhaswad, where the rath (chariot) of the diety Lord Siddhanatha is pulled around the town. Folklore has it that this tradition was started since Lord wanted to show his newly wedded wife, Mata Jogeshwari, his hometown.
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Barter in the Hinterland of Gujarat
In early 2024, The Enforcement Directorate has unearthed a hawala nexus that used money earned from smuggling of human hair from India to China and other countries to carry out illegal betel nut trade from Myanmar and vice-versa. This took me back to an interaction in the hinterland of Gujarat.
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