West Bengal

livestock · railway

The hustle and bustle in the village of Kalyanpur in West Bengal, India, in the 1990's. Women herding goats to children learning. Different activities for different age groups in a day of the village.

aerial · coastline

A flotilla of fishing boats comes in to land at the Namkhana fishing harbour port. Namkhana fishing port and beach in West Bengal, in aerial view of a multitude of boats and small ships, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

aerial · festival

Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal: Aerial view of Bay of Bengal coastline dotted with human activity during one of the largest gatherings of humanity on earth, at the point where the Ganges riverine system or Ganga nadi empties into the Bay of…

boats · river

Old tyre tubes as life rafts on the side of a diesel-powered fishing vessel that creates quite a water wake on the Ganges river.

river · aerial

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) has a massive oil and gas infrastructural presence in Haldia, West Bengal: See the operations of India's Fortune 500 company, as seen aerially from the air.

birds

Black Bulbul flutters its wings incessantly during summer breeding time at Latpanchar in the Dooars region of West Bengal, all the while chirruping away through its orange beak, to establish and reinforce its territory.

forest

With the cacophony of cicadas calling, this Black Giant Squirrel rests on a branch, for its afternoon siesta in the summer heat.

forest

The Orange Shield bug has an interesting white and orange speckled pattern, Dooars forests around Latpanchor in West Bengal, India. Or is this an Orange Stink bug?

Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal in May 2020 has claimed the lives of many and cause damage to the lives of thousands.

industry

Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal causes unprecedented damage to human lives and property. The cyclone originating from the Indian Ocean hit the easter coast of India in May 2020. A car is hit by the roof and an uprooted tree outside a house.

birds

Daredevil or just plain stupid? Residents seem to be enjoying the destructive Cyclone Bulbul on their shoreline in West Bengal. The residents are filmed frolicking in the waves rushing towards them.

bazaar · festival

Archival footage of Glenary's and Kalimpong market in West Bengal of 2003: Cross-roads of Tibet and Darjeeling / Sikkim, during the time of the Winter Festival in Kalimpong, West Bengal.

wildlife

Imagine deer that can deal with mangroves and deep sludhy muddy land... These Spotted or Chital Deer actually survive in the Sunderbans landscape, among mangrove swamps, as seen from a boat that is traversing the tough country of West Benga…

coastline · aerial

Susni Island hosts the Kargil Beach in Bakkhali which is located to the right of Frazergunj Beach.

aerial · village

Baghrol Basa Fishing Cat conservation village aerial view in West Bengal, through coconut trees and village lagoons and pukurs. Baghrol Basa Fishing Cat Village Aerial view from West Bengal, as seen aerially, from the air.

Long-tailed Broadbill collects and brings back little twigs for its messy camouflaged nest in the Dooars of West Bengal, hanging off a deciduous tree branch. Long-tailed Broadbill collects twigs for its nest in Latpanchar

wildlife · birds

Sultan Tit displaying by flapping wings, a jaunty little yellow-black fellow, as seen around Latpanchor forests in West Bengal.

railway · architecture

Public Health department officials in West Bengal get to work as Corona infections spike upwards. ATM booths, railway station, seating area and railings at the railway platform.

The wrath of Cyclone Amphan originating from the Indian Ocean hit eastern India in May 2020 which led to many losses of lives and property. These are short glimpses of what happened in West Bengal when the nation was in total lockdown.

coastline

National Disaster Relief Force, NDRF personnel on the Bany of Bengal Coast inform residents to get ready and leave the coastline as Cyclone Amphan nears landfall. Residents are encouraged to stay indoors and not outside or on the coast.

birds

Cyclone migrants all: Women and children wail as they are moved to safer places as a result of destruction of their homes by cyclone Bulbul.

The streets in West Bengal are filled with smoke and stone pellets as demonstrations against the CAA Bill turn sour. Demonstrators pelt stones towards the police who are dressed in full gear.

crafts · bazaar

Meet Abhijit Khatua from West Bengal, an artisan showcasing beautiful traditional Indian handloom and handicraft items at Nature Bazaar.