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HOME
PROJECTS
Parallel Life
My friend Ritu
The geometry of tu tu-mai mai
Yamuna: water & life
Mapping the map
EDITORIAL
Navratri with acid attack survivors
CJP at Jantar Mantar
Heatwave impact at Sanjay Lake
Farmers on the road
Republic Day Parade Rehearsals
Potters Community of Delhi
Water Crisis
NON-FICTION FILMS
TEARSHEET
ABOUT
CONTACT
HOME
PROJECTS
Parallel Life
My friend Ritu
The geometry of tu tu-mai mai
Yamuna: water & life
Mapping the map
EDITORIAL
Navratri with acid attack survivors
CJP at Jantar Mantar
Heatwave impact at Sanjay Lake
Farmers on the road
Republic Day Parade Rehearsals
Potters Community of Delhi
Water Crisis
NON-FICTION FILMS
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mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Keylong, Himanchal Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Bir-Billing, Himanchal Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Leh - Ladakh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Srinagar, Kashmir


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Guwahati, Assam


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Old Delhi, Delhi


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Old Delhi, Delhi


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Agra, Uttar Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Nagaur, Rajasthan


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Pushkar, Rajasthan


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Sambhar Rajasthan


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Jodhpur, Rajasthan


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Ooty, Tamil Nadu


mapping the map is a long-term photographic project exploring geography, identity, and personal history. As the first photographer in my family, and first to cover 20+ states of India, documenting everyday life, cultures, livelihoods, faiths, and landscapes. Through journeys across roads, rivers, mountains, villages, and cities, the project charts both physical territories and personal transformation, creating a visual archive of discovery, belonging, and the diverse realities that shape the region.

Vizag, Andhra Pradesh

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