Photo Essays
Two Countries, One Habitat
The Gharana wetland on the India-Pakistan border is a precious, precarious place. Pushpinder Singh Jamwal documents some fascinating cross-border movement
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Nights in the Trans-Himalaya
A scientist confronts loneliness and a sense of infinity on high mountains. Pushpinder S Jamwal on sharing time with the stars
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The Face of the Earth
Science demonstrates human beings’ utter significance—and the devastating impact of their hubris on our planet. Pushpinder S Jamwal put together images that drive home the point
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Why Visit London?
First there was the ajeeb ghar, then came the Western-style museum. Philippe Calia documents the fascinating hybrid that is the museum in India
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Clay and Bone
In Bhutan, the ancestors never leave. They live on in the hundreds of tsa tsas, humble and splendid, that dot the country, finds Shonali Madapa
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Early Morning on the Virar Fast
The ‘passwallahs’ of Mumbai’s far suburbs are now virtually the stuff of legend. Sirus J Libeiro shares a train ride with a friendly, busy lot
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Sleeping in the Forest
Fascinated by the forest by day, fearful of its unknowability by night and nostalgic about his childhood encounters, Dileep Prakash documented the “dak bungalows” of the Raj
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Brave and Beautiful
The traditional homes of coastal Tamil Nadu are striking for their proportions and use of colour. Documenting these is a labour of love for Dominic Sansoni
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A Peal of Spring Thunder
Moved by the struggles of ordinary people resisting big business and pliant politicians, Ishan Tankha photographed villagers and insurgents in the forests of Chhattisgarh
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Funny Business
Searching the streets for a “filler” image is a news photographer’s stock-in-trade. Some, like Ritesh Uttamchandani, enjoy playing at this theatre of the observed
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