In Pictures

We are passionate about seeing rural India through a different lens. Sure,  hardships and inequity exist, but there is much more that illustrates the lived human experiences in our villages. Here we showcase the full vibrancy of rural India in pictures. Our Photo of the Day celebrates vibrant village India and the  exceedingly talented photographic community that captures it day in and day out.

PHOTO ESSAYS

Ogla, the blushing buckwheat blossom

Ogla, the blushing buckwheat blossom

Atiqur Rahman

Buckwheat, aka ogla, is mostly known for its grain-like seeds used in cooking. But take a look at its flower! When ogla fields blossom in one of the few places it grows in India, the whole Sangla Valley in Himachal Pradesh blushes pink.

Dreams of Forest Fringe Bodo kids

Dreams of Forest Fringe Bodo kids

Village Square

On the fringe of the Nameri National Park and Reserve Forest, an initiative is helping develop the education and dreams of Bodo tribal children. A self-sustaining model of school management, the initiative by Assam Investment Advisory Society (AIAS) with the Upendra Nath Brahma ME School provides high quality and holistic education to its children. On Children' s day photographer Vicky Roy shares the story of these children in their native Bodo Language.

Nature at the heart of Bihar’s vibrant Chhath Puja

Nature at the heart of Bihar’s vibrant Chhath Puja

Village Square

As many across the country participate in the sacred rituals of Chhath Puja today, Village Square presents the visual story of the festival.