August-Photo of the Month

For the August edition of Photo of the Month we received over 170 stunning pictures from across India. These photos give us a stunning glimpse into rural India's diverse chores and recreational activities. Here are the amazing shortlisted photos for Photo of the Month - August.

 Farmers engaged in flower cultivation in Midnapur, West Bengal (Sandipani Chattopadhyay)

A glimpse into parenting – A couple feeds and educates their children at their doorstep in Canning, West Bengal (Raj Kumar Som)

An unconditional bond – A mother in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, kisses her child in the middle of her work (Raj Kumar)

A man enjoys his morning tea on a winter morning in Pushkar, Rajasthan (Ashwani Thurwal)

‘Moichara’ or the Bull Race -A festival celebrated in Canning, West Bengal, where two bulls run through the water-logged field to hit a pole at the end of the line (Sudip Kar)

Carefree childhood – Kids play in their local water-logged field (Anindya Dutta)

Kids carefully paint their house wall in Purulia, West Bengal (Surit Datta)

That winning feeling – Children enjoy their triumph in a local football match (Nimai Chandra Ghosh)

Blurry nostalgia –  Kids enjoy their recreation time in Purulia, West Bengal (Sovik Chowdhury)

 Smile please – Women farmers take a break from their work to smile for the camera in Palakkad, Kerala.

 A dedicated farmer on his way to work on a foggy, winter morning in Mau, Uttar Pradesh (Rashid Khan)

 Is this a goat sheltering humans under its ears or a goat taking a selfie with its human friends? We are not really sure (Ankit Mondal)