Mehrunisha, One of India’s Female Bouncers Who Broke Taboos And Ceilings

“Keep your eyes down, lower your voice, stay in Burqa” is what they told her. But Mehrunisha defied them all and took up a profession where she wears a uniform, her sharp eyes keep watch on rowdy men, ensuring women’s safety. She is a bouncer at Delhi’s Hauz Khas Social (at the time of thisContinue reading “Mehrunisha, One of India’s Female Bouncers Who Broke Taboos And Ceilings”

Women With Tattoos – Be A Part Of This Incredible Photography Project

The Woman with Tattoos – A photographic project to demystify her By Sanjukta Basu A search for the ‘self’ behind the tattoo, to demystify the identity of a woman with tattoos. To break the stereotypes against her. In July 2017 I toured five Indian Metro cities to find women with tattoos. I met around 15 women ofContinue reading “Women With Tattoos – Be A Part Of This Incredible Photography Project”

20 Stunning Images of Barsana Nandgaon ki Lathmar Holi

Barsana and Nandgaon are two neighbouring villages or town near Mathura in the sate of Uttar Pradesh, India. City of Mathura has a massive historical and religious significance in India for being the birthplace of Hindu mythological figure Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna inarguably is the most popular of all Hindu Gods with Lord Shiva beingContinue reading “20 Stunning Images of Barsana Nandgaon ki Lathmar Holi”

Asmita Theater Group Performed in Sonepat

Founded by Arvind Gaur, the Asmita Theatre Group is a 25 year old street and protest theater group. The group performs socially relevant theaters to register protest, raise social awareness. In it’s long history the group has never produced or performed commercial plays, though the artists are professional and doing this for a living, the cause stillContinue reading “Asmita Theater Group Performed in Sonepat”

Karwan E Mohabbat Reveals How RSS Guru Golwalkar’s Hindusthan Is In The Making

This photo documentary was first published on Firstpost Karwan E Mohabbat Reveals The Patterns Leading To Making Of The Hindusthan Envisioned By RSS Guru M S Golwalkar, by Sanjukta Basu “Humne sabar kar liya (I made peace),” said an old and fragile Jafruddin Hassan with tears around the corner of his eyes, his trembling handsContinue reading “Karwan E Mohabbat Reveals How RSS Guru Golwalkar’s Hindusthan Is In The Making”

Not In My Name, Jantar Mantar, Delhi: In Photos

Not In My Name, a peaceful non-violence Artistic event to protest against the growing incidence of cow vigilantism which has cost several innocent Muslim lives recently. Over thousands of middle class citizens across 14 cities in India and five cities outside India, including London, Boston and Karachi came together to make one loud message heard,Continue reading “Not In My Name, Jantar Mantar, Delhi: In Photos”

Photo Blog: A Day With Google Internet Saathi in Purulia, West Bengal

Note: Photos which have no watermark are by Google India Team. A group of English medium journalists and urban social media influencer from cities like Mumbai and Delhi sitting in a mud hut, in a remote area of Patahensal, Purulia, West Bengal. They are surrounded by a curious rural crowd consisting mostly of children andContinue reading “Photo Blog: A Day With Google Internet Saathi in Purulia, West Bengal”

JNU Campus Defamed As Notorious By Right Wing – What It Really Is

Established in 1969 JNU is one of India’s strongest intellectual hub. Some of the country’s greatest thinkers in the fields of art, history, cultural studies, development studies, and economics and politics are JNU alumni.