The International Kolkata Book Fair (formerly Calcutta Book Fair) is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distributors. It is the world’s largest non-trade book fair,…
Infinite number of underground tunnels snake below us. It is a gigantic netting of drilled holes encased with crushed rocks, dust and every other thing which lives under our feet. The people who make our lives simpler and are one of the mega driving forces behind the advancement of technology…
Behala Baganbari – a mere place in the heart of south Kolkata, was not a famous place at all. An initiative taken a few days ago makes this place a well-known one within the region of Kolkata & abroad. “Behala Art Fest” (A group of young talented artists) and the…
Varanasi represents the colorful and fascinating India of your dream with rituals of life to death being parallelly performed on the Stairs/ ghats. Varanasi city has 88 ghats, among all the ghats in Benaras, Dashashwamedh ghat is the most famous ghat. Stair covers the majority of ghats. All the ghats…
Anuradha Chatterjee is an amateur photographer from Kolkata. During her childhood, Anuradha was fond of painting, and for much of her life, she would take casual photographs during her travels. After developing a technical interest in photography a few years ago, Anuradha found that this visual medium can also tell…
A big warm hello to all the readers. I am Puspita Chowdhury from Guwahati, Assam, done my post-graduation in sales and marketing, have worked for 12 years, and am now a total homemaker. From my early days, I was always inclined towards art, though not formally trained but I always…
There was a wintry evening when I reached one of the most vibrant streets of Kolkata in search of my new story. Night photography has always been one of my favorite passages to explore as I do believe photographing a city at night allows us to explore the city with…
20-Year-Old Indian photographer Krutik Thakur captures beautiful sunset silhouettes to tell magical visual stories. Krutik beautifully photographs the evening glow in the sky, it’s amazingly connected with nature. On his Instagram page, he also shares the behind the scene photos of his stunning work. Check his Instagram page for mor…
Fog is an interesting thing in the true sense to work on. Foggy weather in the early morning at Kolkata maidan is such an interesting scene for photo enthusiasts. Normally December to February these three months are termed as the winter season in Kolkata. In these months a dense fog…
There is a village called ‘Veer’ (Ta. Purandar, Dist. Pune) at a distance of 25 km from Saswad town, the headquarters of Purandar taluka of Pune city and 30 km from Jejuri of Shrikhanderaya, the deity of Maharashtra, on the border of Satara district. On the shore is the holy…
Kumari Puja is an intesting as well as an integral part of Durga Puja .A little girl Dipwannita Adhikary of 10 years is seen getting worshiped by the Hindu devotees during the Kumari Puja Ritual. Kumari Puja is an Indian Hindu Tradition mainly celebrated during the Durga Puja according to…
A vision is a way to explore an old city with a new perspective. This time instead of studying people on street I kept eyes on “seven elements of art” on street. My objective was to depict the sublime beauty of Kolkata which actually is being dominated by the overlapping…
Durga Puja is not only the biggest festival of the Bengalis but also it is the passion and emotion for the people of Bengal. From the making of the idol of Goddess Durga at Kumartuli to the immersion of the idol in the Ganges – it has a story on…
Kumbh Mela has its own religious importance which is held every 12 years. No doubt it is the largest gathering of faith in which from the whole of the world people participate and take bathe in the sacred or holy river. But have you ever thought that what is the…
Kolkata is one of the major metropolitan cities of India. The city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) was established by Job Charnock in the year 1690 and later it was the capital of India under British rule. Thus, Kolkata is not only a very old and vibrant city but also an…
This was my first personal project in terms of creating “series” before this I had taken infinite photographs but something about Umbrellas triggered me to create an exclusive series of them. I knew nothing about how vast the field of Photography is or what all are the prospects related to…