April – Photo of the Month
We remain stunned by the quality and vitality our readers and supporters have when it comes to capturing rural India on camera. Have a look at the stunning snaps sent to us for our Photo of the Month series.
Locals gather in the village square to celebrate the springtime Fagli festival – which marks the end of winter and the victory of good over evil – at a remote village in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh (Photo by Swati Seth)
In a sea of blue nets after a day of fishing in Canning, West Bengal (Photo by Raj Kumar Som)
A woman waiting outside her hut made up of cow dung, dried grasses and a beautiful metal door in Osian, Rajasthan in the Jodhpur district (Photo by Pinks Shah Jain)
Morning in a village in the Purulia district, West Bengal (Photo by Soumayan Biswas).
Tribal women enjoy football after a dance performance at a village fair (Photo by Nimai Chandra Ghose)
Determined to win – racing bulls in Canning, West Bengal (Photo by Abhishek Kundu).
Time to chill – the Bonda tribes who migrated from Africa thousands of years back now reside in the hills of Malkangiri. Ornately decorated women venture out during the weekly haat market to enjoy a refreshing beverage!
This is also the Photo of the Month for April 2022 (Photo by Dr A V Rangandham)