Photo Essay

People of a Southasian past

A colonial experiment in ethnographic photography offers a rare glimpse into Southasia’s communities circa the 19th century.

| May 10, 2017

Before Democracy

Images of a country under the junta

| Jun 01, 2016

The Right-Side-Up Map of Southasia

For parallel identities in Southasia, beyond the nation-states

| Mar 14, 2016

Queering Delhi

A photo essay documenting Delhi's LGBTQ lives.

| Dec 06, 2015

Traces of war

Burmese refugees, art and the trauma of war.

| Feb 03, 2015

Turning out

In Kashmir Valley, voter participation at recent Assembly polls was driven by an overriding imperative.

An everyday race

The lives of syces – the stable grooms – at a racecourse in Bangalore.

| Nov 19, 2014

The Hours

A look at the lives of garment workers in Gurgaon and Tirupur.

| Jul 20, 2014

Distant liaisons

Could the Church of São Brás in Gandaulim be a remnant of a 16th century Croatian colony in Goa?

| May 19, 2014

Afghan war rugs

Traditional rug-making techniques meet contemporary political imagery

| Mar 26, 2014

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