Antaheen Barta

India is not a poor nation , yet 400 million indians are poor. In the age of orkut facebook and myspace , there are many people who are alone, trying to "just survive". Some are waiting for helping hand and some have already lost the hope.

Everyone can experience this face of india. I think this is the first face of india.

A small girl selling dhalia in rainawari

Motherhood brings out the best in every female: At a construction site in kolkata. She serves Hot chai and Khasta Biscuits.

They absorb fire: Men go to them to pacify physical needs. She bought a chilled pet jar of coke..probably that was the entire income of that day.

In the age of Indian Idol and Sa re Ga ma, music is still created in small corners of "Chader Ghor": Jugalbandi in roof top room, somewhere in Jadavpur

Feeding on faith: Kalighat in kolkata

Was this the inspiring moment for Ratan Tata ?

Old Manali: The girl is collecting dry wood to prepare morning chai!

Come on dad..let's go home!

Somewhere in Meghalaya: She has been selling fresh vegetables for last 20 years..Rs 3 for that Brinjal. What's free..well ..the recipe to make bharta..totally village style!!

Durga Puja, the most happening festival of the Bengalis can be sensed with its spurt of fanfare on all the four days of the festival. This autumnal festival recalls the power of female Shakti symbolized by the Goddess Durga who slays asura to reestablish peace and sanctity on earth again. Bengalis all over the world during these days of Durga Puja rejoice to their heart's content reconnecting with friends and relatives. Durga Puja is an occasion when the familiar sound of Dhak, Dhunuchi nachh,the mild fragrance of Shiuli, gives a familiar tug to every Bengali heart.