-A Photo Essay Living in the shadow of multiple histories, fictions, political trajectories and stories, are the people who continue to live in and depend on the Sundarbans. An aerial view of the region would appear grey, gnarly, wooded and green, but a descent into the terrain allows the viewer to understand the colourful depthContinue reading “A walk along the banks of the rivers of the Sundarbans, in images.”
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Life in Exemption: The Sundarbans, a Place To Remember
Tarini Manchanda Rarely does a journey across multiple Indian states involve only one mode of transport. Typically, if you are neither very wealthy nor extremely hard up, you will be shuffled from train to car, jostled from bus to auto, and when going into the rural parts- often picked up and plonked on to vehiclesContinue reading “Life in Exemption: The Sundarbans, a Place To Remember”
A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone”
by Joshua Bodhinetra In Pic: Khelaghor, Embracing Play by Koustabh Chakrabarty, Ecotone Exhibits Sabbe sattā, sabbe pāņā, sabbe bhūtā,Sabbe puggalā, sabbe attabhāvapariyāpannā,Sabbā itthiyo, sabbe purisā,Sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu…sukhitā hantu… (May all creatures, all life, all beings,May all persons, all individuals,May all women, all men,Be happy…be happy…be happy…) What happens when the liminal gets filled with theContinue reading “A Review of the Exhibition “Ecotone””
A Tale of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope: Notes from the Seed Festival at Sundarbans
Ankita Bose The mild chill descended on the morning of 16th February, 2024, when I, along with a few members of the Jaladarsha Collective, started out for the ‘Roots and Rights: Indigenous Seed Festival’, to be held at Gobindokathi & Patghora Netaji Maidan at Jogeshganj in Hingalganj block of Sunderbans in the North 24Continue reading “A Tale of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope: Notes from the Seed Festival at Sundarbans”
Daharkanda
Sanghamitra Mukherjee is a core team member of Jaladarsha Collective. She opens up with issues around a few days visit to Daharkhanda village in West Bengal.
Session on Women’s Rights and Muslim Personal Law
Jaladarsha Collective initiated a session on Women’s Rights and Muslim Personal Law conducted by Sabir Ahmed at Swarupdah Gram Panchayat on 1st February 2021.
Jaladarsha 