West Bengal

coastline · boats

Big cargo ships and fishing boats skirt around the disappearing Ghoramara Island in West Bengal. Rising sea levels, climate change, and human activity are rapidly eroding this island, making it likely to vanish soon.

industry

Factory workers cycle to work in West Bengal's industrial town of Haldia, on foot and by bicycle, some wearing orange suits and others carrying helmets and safety attire.

Cinchona cultivation for Quinine, and Camellia sinensis tea shrubs in the Dooars of West Bengal. Notice the yellow and white tea plant flowers and the green fruit seed pods.

High waves splashing on the street adjacent to the Bay of Bengal coast in Digha and a single police patrol car with sirens blaring looking for stranded persons. Evacuated villagers are seen at the cyclone shelter along with rescue workers.

birds

A glimpse of the coastal area of West Bengal as Cyclone Bulbul hits landfall. Heavy rain and high winds in the street adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. A duo is seen walking on the street with an umbrella with palm trees bending up and down.

monsoon

Sights in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal after Cyclone Amphan hit the coastal state. The destruction is immense with the streets flooded after heavy rains caused by the cyclone.

bus · highway

Cars stop at a red light in the fast paced traffic of Calcutta city. See a gyso stabilized drive-through of the city of Calcutta in West Bengal.

aerial · river

In the misty wintery fog there is a certain foreboding feel to an aerial view of this riverine island. Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

Uniformed police and plainclothes policemen march with lathis on the main streets and the small locality streets in West Bengal to ensure that lockdown is followed and there is no unnecessary movement.

village

The early visitor of 2020 monsoons leaves trails of damage and loss in its path in Nadia district of West Bengal. The border areas of West Bengal faces loss of lives, destruction of property in the wake of Cyclone Amphan.

highway

Mist from the ocean in high winds closing in on land after Cyclone Amphan hit West Bengal in May 2020. Sparks flying off electric cables among waving trees accompanied by heavy rains.

boats · monsoon

4K S log footage of a boat journey in slow motion, down the estuarine waterways and mangroves of the Sunderbans region in West Bengal.

village · wildlife

An elephant and its baby walk through a village in West Bengal and due to the locals chasing them they started running around the village.

As one flies out of Paro airport in Bhutan, or even Bagdogra in West Bengal, on a clear day, one can see the peaks of Chomolhari and western Bhutan, over the clouds.

highway

With Maruti Omni vans and Maruti 800 cars dominating the roads, see vignettes of the 1990's nursery town of Kalimpong in West Bengal. With older Jeeps and cars on the roads, this is a lovely time capsule of archival footage from Kalimpong.

festival · dance

Republic Day Parade on Rajpath witnesses tableaux from 17 States and Six Ministries of the Central Government.

Anjolie Ela Menon's friend says "I think she is a wonderful and a great human being. A great family person and she loves everybody and I think if anybody wants to create a very good work of art then he or she has to be a very good human bei…

politics

Hundreds and thousands take to the streets in West Bengal demanding the CAA/NRC Bill to be revoked. Slogans and placards against the CAB/NRC Bill and chants of disapproval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

festival

Hundreds gathered at the venue for the Snake Festival or Nag Panchami in Bankura, West Bengal. Hundreds of men are seen on the street with live snakes while some men are paraded around on a raised platform.

West Bengal

Indian passengers deboard a ferry at Kakdwip City in West Bengal. यहाँ हम काकदीप तट रेखा के साथ-साथ सागर के द्वीप को भी देख सकते हैं, बीच में जहाँ से हुगली नदी बंगल की खाड़ी से मिलती है। हिंदुओं के लिए एक महत्वहीन स्थान है। यह केवल तब था जब…

A Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter in Kultali is designed to provide protection during extreme weather events such as cyclones and storms. The structure serves as a safe refuge for local communities in vulnerable coastal regions.

Big cargo ship skirts disappearing Ghoramara Island in West Bengal: Thanks to climate change and human activity, this island will be a thing of the past before long...