Happiness in rural India through the lens

Here rural kids enjoy precious moments with their grandfather, and are captured by the camera laughing at his funny jokes. (Photo by Surit Datta)

This photo, titled Harvesting joy: A story of rural India, captures a couple sharing a lighter moment as they go about their day. (Photo by Kiran Bhale)

Isn’t it a joy when a family’s bounty increases manifold? A farmer and his wife take home a bag of something special with their smiles belying their happiness. (Photo by Susheel Kumar Soni)

With smiles across their face, these Kumaoni women show their inner strength by embracing a new day with a sense of optimism. (Photo by Deon Sajan)

A woman in rural Rajasthan prepares a hearty lunch with a smile. (Photo by Dr AV Ranganadham)

Satno, a beautiful woman from Agara village in Sheopur, MP, laughs at her husband’s joke as they walk home from the forest, carrying dry wood for cooking. Their joy lightens the burden of their daily work. (Photo by Rahul Kumar)

With joy on their faces, this farmer and his family demonstrate that a lightness of being goes a long way in easing the hardship of daily struggles. (Photo by Aishwarya Mohanty)

Despite her age, this woman is beaming with happiness making for a picture-perfect composition in her traditional home. (Photo by Anjali Katakwar)

Two Dhurwa women, in their traditional Pata, derive contentment weaving at a village in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. (Photo by Deepanwita Niyogi)

 This smile belongs to the one who doesn’t forsake hope in life’s daily struggles. (Photo by Sanya Sinha)

Smiling comes naturally to this little one, whose joy is infectious. (Photo by Prabas Kumar Sahoo