Daily:January 13, 2026

This photograph was taken in 2019 at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. It was not my first visit, but it was undoubtedly the most profound. No matter how many times one witnesses it, the sheer vastness of the Kumbh defies comprehension. It is not merely a gathering—it is an entire civilisation unfolding along the riverbanks. The Kumbh Mela holds within it the whole of India. Millions arrive from every corner of the country—saints and ascetics, pilgrims and seekers, householders and […]

This photograph was taken in April 2019, on the streets of Kolkata near Kalighat. Then, it was only a moment—fleeting, unassuming, absorbed into the everyday rhythm of the city. Today, in 2026, the same image carries a weight it did not possess before. Time has altered its meaning. Reality has caught up with it. The years in between have been scarred by an intensification of violence against women—violence that can no longer be muted, rationalised, or buried under polite silence. […]