Kolkata

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Kolkata
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Firoza, 11, Female, Kolkata, India
I took the picture of this girl at Highroad when
she was fetching water.I liked her a lot.
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Firoza, 11, Female, Kolkata, India
The girl who is sitting is Nazni and lives near
my home. You can also see my aunt Shama, my
friend Nagma, and a neighborhood boy Raj in this
picture.
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The girl in the sari is my friend Nagma. We study
in the same school and same class. She lives near
my house. The other girl is my sisters friend.
We were all going to the 15th August celebrations
(Indian Independence Day) at our Embroidery Class
when I took this picture.
Firoza, 11, Female, Kolkata, India
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There is a garden where I live. Here my friend
Nagma is posing with my aunts daughter.
Firoza, 11, Female, Kolkata, India
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Firoza, 11, Female, Kolkata, India
In this picture you can see my friend Nagma and
my aunts daughter Roshni.
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Kalpana, Female, Kolkata, India
Nandita is inside her home, singing songs.
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Kalpana, Female, Kolkata, India
This is Bubai. His father is dead. I dont know
what his older brother does, but his younger
brother is studying. And Bubai makes idols in
front of our house. Bubai has got an education
but I dont know how much. He is a very efficient
worker, and does everything himself while making
the clay idols.
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In our beautician class Sufiya dressed up as a
bride, and I took her picture.
Kalpana, Female, Kolkata, India
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Kalpana, Female, Kolkata, India
This is our home. The man in the picture is Ashok
and the girl is Anjali. Anjali and Ashok and they
live in the same house. Anjal comes from
Gangasagar (Southern Bengal) and Ashok comes from
Bardhaman (Central Bengal).They are very good
friends.
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I was enjoying seeing these boys play, so I took
this picture.
Akhil, 14, Male, Kolkata, India
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Akhil, 14, Male, Kolkata, India
When I saw this old grandfather I felt very sorry
for him because he is in pain and thats why I
took this picture.
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I took this picture of girls from different
classes posing together at my school.
Jahida, 16, Female, Kolkata, India
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These are my cousins. They were taking a bath
when I took this picture.
Jahida, 16, Female, Kolkata, India
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I took this picture of my younger sister when
she was sweeping the floor of her masters house.
Jahida, 16, Female, Kolkata, India
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Jahida, 16, Female, Kolkata, India
My cousin and my sister were getting wet on the
terrace when I took these pictures.
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Lakshmi, 17, Female, Kolkata, India
This is Lotus Pond where I live and children take
their baths here. I liked it a lot so I took
this picture.
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This picture was taken on the 15th August when I
was going to market. On the route there is a
school which was celebrating Independence Day.
Lakshmi, 17, Female, Kolkata, India
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This is the mistress of the home where I work.
She was reading the newspaper in the morning. I
liked it a lot and so took the picture.
Lakshmi, 17, Female, Kolkata, India
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Lakshmi, 17, Female, Kolkata, India
This is the picture of my sister cooking a meal.
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This picture is of two new buildings going up,
and is taken from the window of my house.
Lakshmi, 17, Female, Kolkata, India
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Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
These four kids were playing carom (board game)
near my home. I went up to them and told them I
would like to take their picture. They became
very happy and I took this picture.
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Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
Jasmina is a little girl. She left her parents at
a tender age to work as a domestic help. Her
master and mistress do not give her any
education. In this picture Jasmina is washing the
utensils of her masters home and I took her
picture. She became very happy.
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My neighbour keeps many pigeons. One day I went
to his place and I saw two pigeons sitting like
this together. I liked that very much and I took
their picture.
Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
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Faiz lives near my home and he loves to play all
day. One day he was showing me his figure without
his clothes on and I asked him to stand like this
to take his picture. He was very happy to pose
like this for me.
Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
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Multana got married but lost her child. Since
then she has been ill and never leaves the bed.
She lives with her mother here. When I told her I
wanted to take her picture she became very happy.
Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
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There is a mosque below the Hastings Bridge in
Khidirpore. There are many many pigeons there
and the sight is so beautiful that I decided to
take a picture of the birds.
Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
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One day we went to the zoo where we went near the
camels. They were all surrounded by huge nets. I
went near and a camel came. It looked so good
that I took this picture.
Mumtaz, 13, Female, Kolkata, India
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Midnapore
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This is not a river but a field and these are my
friends. My friends asked me to take their
photograph and I thought as they asked I should
take the photograph. My friends love me a lot
and I love them too.
Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
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I love this picture most. The greenery is there
and my friends asked me to take their picture. We
are studying in the same school. They always do
their schoolwork everyday and I do too. We love
each other.
Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
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The name of this studio is Rainbow Studio. We get
our photographs processed and printed from this
studio. It is in Dhamakhali which is far away
from my home. They produce good quality work and
I like that.
Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
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Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
The big boys are playing football at the
playground in front of the school. The rain makes
the field muddy and the sun makes it dry. When
the surface of the ground is very hard the
players get injured from that hard surface but
they continue to play and they play everyday.
Playing is a tool to be physically fit and it
keeps the blood circulation going. I love
watching cricket but like playing football.
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This canal is in front of our house. The person
on the boat is a fisherman and he earns a living
through that. His life is very hard and thats
why I took this picture.
Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
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The name of the river you see here is Kelekhai.
The river starts from Deghati and ends at
Amgachia. It does not have water throughout the
year but only during the monsoons.
The river has many fish including Prawn and Bekti
(similar to carp or perch). People around this
area earn their living by catching the fish from
this river during the monsoons. I like this
river.
Hiralal, 15, Male, Midnapore India
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The fishermen were catching fish with their nets.
I loved their action and hence took a snap.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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This is a photograph of a school which is
situated near our house.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
This is a picture of my aunt cooking the meal.
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This is a picture of my sister-in-law and my aunt
feeding the cows.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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In this photo some children are playing in the
field, and my aunt is going to fetch water.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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Here is one of my brothers who was about to get
married. He is surrounded by his relatives as
one of the rituals of the ceremony is taking
place. I also attended the marriage ceremony.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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This is the picture of the inside of a temple
dedicated to goddess Kali. I frequently go there
for worship. I love the temple and hence took
this picture.
Mamata, 15, female, Midnapore, India
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Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
This picture is of the religious singing
performance of a Vaishnavite community. I like
this because I too belong to a Vaishnavite family.
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This lame man goes to different places in his
wheel chair. He does everything himself and he
suffers because of his physical disability.
Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
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Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
This is a potato and onion shop at the market
place. Sometimes buyers leave the shop without
paying while the vendor is busy weighing the
vegetables. This seller brought his five year old
son to keep an eye on the customers.
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This picture is of a big hole on the road that
was caused by the overflowing water from the
ponds. This hole makes life difficult for people
and transportation, even the kids going to school
suffer because of this. In the city all the roads
and buildings are well constructed, but in the
villages we suffer like in this picture.
Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
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This picture is about the fact that it has been
raining all day but the daily life at the market
place is going on as usual with people using
umbrellas over their heads.
Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
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Panchanan, 15, Male, Midnapore, India
I went to take pictures of the police station
with permission from the officer in charge. While
taking pictures, a policeman who was bathing
asked me to take his picture. I liked the idea,
so I took the picture.
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This is a picture of a brick factory in Garabar
where I once visited with my camera and took a
picture of the place.
Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is a picture of the worship of the Snake
Goddess in our neighbourhood. I decided to
photograph this ritual.
Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
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My sister and two of her friends who live in the
neighbourhood were playing in our courtyard. My
sister asked me to take their photograph while
playing, but I asked them for a pose and shot
this picture.
Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
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Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
This is a picture of my sister coming back from
her school. I shot it at Udbadala bus stand 3 km
away from my house where I used to go to meet
her. One day I went to receive her with my camera
and took this smiling picture of her.
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Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
I took this picture in Basudebberia, a
neighbouring village where I used to go for my
tuition. One day while I was going to the tuition
class, I saw three women chatting and doing their
chores in the pond. They asked me whether I had
been given a camera and whether I could take
pictures. On answering yes, they asked me to take
their photograph.
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This is a picture of Mugberia Gangadhar High
school in Mugberia. I once visited the place and
decided to take a picture of the school building.
Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
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Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
I took this picture of my father, brother and
sister while they were having their lunch. I
thought it would be interesting to photograph
them without telling them. This is how I shot
this photograph.
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Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
This is a picture of my sister and her friend.
One day my sister went to school without her
bicycle and asked me to bring the bicycle and the
camera as well because she wanted me to shoot a
picture of her with her friend. I agreed and when
I had gone halfway to meet her, I saw her and her
friend coming. They asked me to take their
photograph which I did.
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I took this picture in Basudebberia. A woman
carrying a bucket and an umbrella and a girl
going to tuition with a beautiful umbrella caught
my eye and I decided to take their photo.
Alpana, 14, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is a picture of my friend Bulti, who is not
just my friend, but also a fellow participant in
this programme. I took her picture when she was
scrubbing the pots and pans in the pond.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This picture is of my uncle and my two brothers
eating their breakfast of puffed rice.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is one of my brothers who is disabled. He
has been provided with a vehicle by the
government. I took his picture when he was
passing by.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is perhaps the most beautiful picture I have
shot with no human beings, only the bluish-grey
sky and the greenish-grey paddy fields.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is a picture of my two friends Trisha and
Ruma posing in front of my school with roses.
They received Freshers Welcome that day.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is a picture of a relative who is carrying
cane racks. Two dogs also pose, although
unknowingly, for a photograph.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This picture is of my two friends who came to
fetch water from a tap near my home.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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This is a picture of my niece. I dressed her in
a veil and put a flower vase in her hand, and got
her to pose for a photograph.
Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
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Protima, 15, Female, Midnapore, India
This is a picture of my uncle and aunt carrying
their baby in front of a local shop.
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This is the picture of the paddy field where new
seedlings have been sown. I love this picture as
I love trees and plants and open fields. I feel
comfortable in these surroundings.
Uma, 16, Female, Midnapore, India
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Uma, 16, Female, Midnapore, India
We have a factory which manufactures saris or
shiny threads. In this picture you can see girls
and women weaving threads.
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This picture is of my friends who live near my
home. While I was taking the picture, they all
looked at me and posed.
Uma, 16, Female, Midnapore, India
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Uma, 16, Female, Midnapore, India
In this picture you can see the hut where I live.
This is my mother who works as a maidservant in
peoples houses. I shot this picture without
telling her, when she was chopping the bamboos
with an axe.
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This is my grandmother washing clothes, unaware
of me taking her picture. Behind her is her
daughter-in-law.
Uma, 16, Female, Midnapore, India