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Parallel Life
My friend Ritu
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Mapping the map
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Navratri with acid attack survivors
CJP at Jantar Mantar
Heatwave impact at Sanjay Lake
Farmers
Republic Day Parade Rehearsals
Potters Community of Delhi
NON-FICTION FILMS
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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
Republic Day Parade Rehearsals
Potters Community of Delhi
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 (UT)


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

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