ODISHA

It’s a venture to document the day to day life and untold realities of undeveloped remote areas and areas where an extremist movement is omnipresent, of the states that lie on central belt of India.
This project aims to document the day to day life and untold realities of some of the most of the poorest district in the country in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Bhejaguda Market, Pandripani, Malkangiri district.
The girl in the fore ground is Jasuda, an eight standard student who is on the verge of quitting school. Laxmi Murjya, her mother has four children- three daughters and a son. The person sitting next to them is not a family member. He sells locally brewed alcohol at Bhejaguda market in Pandripani. They are from Gotijodi village in Malkangiri district.
Bhejaguda Saturday Market. Pandripani, Malkangiri
Pori is six years old and a student of first standard in Pandripani Govt school. Every morning she walks to Pandripani from her village Markapali with her father Somanat. He is a daily wager. He travels another 22 km, to Malkangiri, the district capital in search of work after leaving Pori at school. The school closes at 3 pm. So, Pori has to wait until her father comes, in a restaurant where one of Somanat’s relatives, Balram works. In the photograph, Pori is sleeping in the restaurant after school. The one standing at the door is Sukku, another employee of the hotel, who is from Kharagpur district, West Bengal. Taken from Pandripani, Malkangiri district.
Prabhasini Khemudu, Teacher at Pujarimunda Anganwadi.
Pujarimunda Anganwadi. Malkangiri.
Taken from Puri
Karthik is on the wheel chair and his cousins set up that into a small snack shop. They are seen in Dohumani Market which convenes every Wednesday and Friday in Sarsopal Village. The market is a around 2 kilometers from their home. Taken from Mayurbhanj District.
Taken from Konark Temple
Nangimaru. Taken from Brahmangavu village in Bangriposi in Mayurbhanj district, which is one of the least developed district in India.
Jaraikela, a village in Orissa, shares border with some area of Jharkand, where presence of Maoists is conspicuous. This is a family of Kondh tribe. In this photograph, Saraswathi was coming from ration shop. Poonam is her daughter, and on the sack, her son. Sister in law and mother in law are also present.
the man who is making the twine is Prafulla Dhol from Kosta village in Mayurbhanj district, which is one of the least developed districts in India. Prafulla Dhol and family are bengali origin.
Taken from Puri
Taken from Attiabara area, Sambalpur district.
This is Mahipani village in Rourkela district of Odisha. Mahipani lies close to Jharkhand and that areas of Jharkand is noted for Maoist presence. A diwali celebration was going on in the village, which was postponed for two weeks as some people in the village were ill. The woman who is drawing is Leelavathi and Barsa is her daughter who is following her.
Taken from Attiabara area. Sambalpur District.
Taken from Amali Pali area in Gundal Our village, Sambalpur District. One looking into camera is Sujatha and she studies in 4 th standard. The other one, wearing pants, is Sujatha's school mate, but they are not close to each other.
Lipsa studies in 4 level, Saraswathi Sisu Vidya Mandir, Amalipali Area, Sambalpur district.
Sonu Munda is giving company for his ailing friend Manoj. Due to the interference of a drunkard, further information couldn't be taken. Taken from Dadumunda Village, around 6 Kilometres from Jujumora. Sambalpur District,
Taken from Dadumunda village in Jujumora area, Sambalpur District. One time use plates made of jungle leafs are popular in almost every part of Odisha. And its an income for people who live near by Jungle.
Taken from Puri beach.
Illias Sama is a master in catapult among his gang. He has an ability for sharp pointing by catapult. He goes for a hunting for birds in paddy field in an evening. Taken from Surda village, Rourkela district.
On the lap of Ramesh Chandra Misra is Vishnu priya who resides in Narvadi area, which is a brahmin village, in Satpada in Puri district.
Ruchila Nath works in a restaurant runs by a Rajastani Brahmin. She is from Jaspur, Bhadrak district and reached Puri in searching of job after higher secondary. She wanted to be into accountancy related jobs. She is very affectionate about family, especially about her sisters.
Taken from Panasapada, A Sub-District level school festival was going on in Harihar Nodal Vidyapitha Government school.
Biren and Barun are in the main seat of cycle and who runs the cycle is their father's elder brother, Sathia lal. Taken from Burla, near Hirakund Dam.
Taken from Dadumunda village in Sambalpur District.
Taken from Dadumunda village in Sambalpur District.
Taken from Dantri village, Sambalpur districts
Taken from Mayurbhanj in Orissa, one of the most backward districts in India. Dec.2018
Taken from Konark Temple premises, Orissa. Dec 2018
Taken five kilo meters away, somewhere, from Baripada town.
"I am a survivor. My eyes saw that what no person should witness: gas chambers built by learned engineers. Children poisoned by educated physician. Infants killed by trained nurses. Women and babies shot by high school and college graduates. So, I am suspicious of education"- Dr Haim Ginott. @Chandipur beach, Balasore district
Taken from Sanaposi village in Baripada, Mayurbhanj District.
Taken from Bangriposi, Mayurbhanj district.
Taken from Chandipur beach.
These people belong to Bhumj tribe. They were celebrating Khoram festival in November, 2018. They performed rituals and dance in village in a particular home, then they walked as a procession to the near by Jungle to perform rest of the rituals where outsiders are not allowed. Taken from Harisanga village, Baripada, Mayurbhanj district.