Delhi

music

Air Force airmen of India can play the tabla like pros! Hear this medley band performing a jugalbandi fusion at India Gate in New Delhi.

An expert mechanic cum electricals expert does his magic on a tired old sewage water pump which had a seizure in the monsoon rains and needs a new lease of life! A three phase 5 KVA Kirloskar underground sewage tank motor pump gets repaired…

highway · monsoon

A thela-wallah pushes his cart across a busy road, dodging traffic. A tricycle rickshaw driver carries heavy load in monsoon Delhi : Odd Jobs on a rainy day. A cyclist carries a large water tank to its destination, on his cycle rickshaw.

industry

Open sewage drains are cleaned by hand, and by physically entering the clogged drains. What dignity of labour does India accord to these drain cleaners in Delhi? Despite talk of reforms, the abuse continues, sadly...

Sikander Mizra Changezi, librarian and secretary of Delhi Youth Welfare Association showing an era old poetry book by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar at Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library.

dance

Sikkim puts on a dance display at Republic Day 2019, on 26 01 19 Sikkim puts on dance display at Republic Day 2019, on 26th January, followed by a Quit India Movement tableau from Maharashtra.

music · ceremony

Taking measured steps as they tread forward in a fantastically coordinated fashion, all the while playing their band instruments in formation, and coordinating eye, ear and mouth, must make this a very complicated task of competence and coo…

bazaar

Not only is Diwali a festival when you find decor items everywhere around the market but also one can find good Sale on almost every shop.

ceremony · river

Women from Bihar and the Bhojpuri belt called Purvanchal in north India celebrate Chhat Puja, with milk, coconut and banana offerings to the Sun god.

politics · ceremony

in ceremony of BJP ministers at President's House in New Delhi. The new cabinet members were : Shatrughan Sinha, Sahib Singh Verma, Jana Krishnamurthy, Balasaheb Vikhe Patil.

A thematic display of rare stamps at an exhibition in Delhi. The stamps are sorted according to categories and are on display. A number of commemorative stamps of Indians artists and heritage, singers can be seen here.

Shading themselves from the summer sun, these Delhi women have clearly returned from a shopping spree. Desmond Morris-esque woman-watching on Delhi's streets: Women carry umbrellas and big shopping bags

politics · street food

A carnival-like atmosphere pervades the air, even as a placard reads : "Chai becho, desh nahi!" Snack distribution during student protest at Jantar Mantar New Delhi: Himachal Orchardists sent plums and apricots for the students! Students wi…

politics · festival

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party gather at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi for a public celebration following the resignation of the Education Minister.

politics · school

Cake cutting after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, CJP protest by students at Jantar Mantar, Delhi A protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

politics · school

Students peacefully support hunger strike of Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, with Sonam Wangchuk on last day before he was picked up and taken to Safdarjung Hospital by the government.

highway · flowers

An overhead gantry signboard on Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Ring Road) in New Delhi, India, approaching the AIIMS Flyover intersection.

highway

Instead of tackling air pollution at the source, the Indian government uses diesel-spewing heavy-duty trucks to spray water on the road, in the ultimate farce to supposedly handle air pollution! A Public Works Department (PWD) anti-smog wat…

river

The traditional Dhobi Ghat laundry system in Delhi, India, where large quantities of freshly washed garments, bedsheets, towels, and blue uniforms are dried naturally along extensive roadside clotheslines.

highway

Very low visibility in the Delhi winter, Pollution peaks near AIIMS on Ring Road as India fights the choking air conditions.

birds · lake

Indian Pond Heron catches fish one after another, hogs on dozens of little fish, standing knee deep in a wildfilmsindia protected wetland habitat in New Delhi city.

highway · coastline

A dense blanket of winter fog engulfs Delhi, reducing visibility and softening the city’s fast-paced urban landscape. Roads, flyovers, and buildings fade into a grey haze as vehicles move cautiously with headlights on.