The Bihari in me rises

The more I attend, the more I am fascinated by the Chhath festival. This was my second time attending it.

Remembering Bihar

Just love the simplicity of life there .. back in the villages..

A support for education

What are you doing to support it ?

Of a broken bridge and dreams

A winter morning in Bihar.

May the Buddha smile on you

The lord at the main shrine in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.

Dil Bahar ..

No matter wherever I go around the world, the heart lies in Bihar.

The most satisfying thing...

... to me these days is to see kids in Rural bihar enjoy their education. It was very heartening to see the kids in uniforms this time.

One kid said to the other....

What do you know of.....
... the value of a Uniform,
... the power of a Pencil,
...the unbound Joy of an education.

Maut ka kuan...the namesake

While the stunts wowed the audience, the life risking stunts were something that left me shocked. So much so that seeing a casualty on the sets during the actual performance, has left me disturbed badly.

I do not think I will ever be able to watch a Maut ka Kuan stunt ever in my life again. 

Growing up

The best part about Street photography is that you are always in store for a surprise when it comes to composing shots that tell a story! And each of them gives an immense joy within. 

Safe keeping...

... the treasures is important.
You never know when the current of the flow can carry it along with itself. 

The crowd across the water

It was amazing to see the crowd gather-up so early in the morning, braving the cold, to take a dip in the "holy" waters. 

Faces

The most interesting part about visiting a Mela is the gamut of faces you meet.
Some have questions, some just do not care, some are in their own world, and some just curious!

the Sonepur diaries

Coming soon!

Will be posting pics from my recent trip to this amazing Mela.

Filled classrooms

in rural Bihar gives you an impression that something somewhere is being done right.

It's winter, go have a Chai

Off for a week to ten days.
Will be back soon.
With more photos and more stories. :)

Learning Discipline...

...from the women of the house in Rural India.

Also best at time management from sunrise to late night.

Today here .. Tomorrow somewhere

Oxen being taken to the cattle fair in rural Bihar.

A new morning

...a new beginning in Bihar.

Satisfaction and Joy

...is being able to go to school without fear, in a society where earlier the moment you turned a teen and are a girl, the only place in the house was the kitchen.

Glad that some things have changed for the better in Bihar.

A Purple Dream

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