“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”
Category Archives: Picturing women
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”
Powerful Portraits of Miss Tibet Pema Choedon
Pema represents 2nd generation young Tibetans growing up in this capital city and their aspirations and life goals
Universal Sisterhood – Breaking The ‘Woman is Woman’s Worst Enemy’ Myth
Women are genetically designed to be competitive, jealous and hate each other. We hear this myth a lot and several incidents maybe cited to prove it. But what we think is mere genes or psychology and therefore objective science do not actually exist in isolation. They are part of thousands of years of social conditioning. BeingContinue reading “Universal Sisterhood – Breaking The ‘Woman is Woman’s Worst Enemy’ Myth”
Rural Women With Wisdom In Their Eyes
They may be semi-literate or even illiterate, but the rural Indian women I meet during my travels have such a spark in their eyes, and a poignant face.
Maternity and Baby Photography: Few recent shots
I have not done a lot of maternity and baby photography professionally, but it is something I love doing. Professional motherhood or pregnancy or breast feeding photo shoot is still not that common in India. Indian women are still not comfortable to show or flaunt their pregnancy bumps. Though breast feeding is commonly seen itContinue reading “Maternity and Baby Photography: Few recent shots”
Friends & Family Portraits
In a wedding, the bride is the VIP of the day, so a photographer’s camera is mostly fixed on the bride. But, I keep myself alert about what the friends and family are doing, and make sure I capture some of the best candid portraits of them. Here’s some of my personal favorite ones.