A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
A fisherman dries fish near the Kosi riverbank in Bihar. Fish drying is a popular economic activity in this part of the country. Fisherfolk usually catch locally known varieties like Tengra, Patasi, Kothi, Reba and Kesra for supply to Jammu and Kashmir, Siliguri in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The fish is usually dried on long bamboo structures and flipped for uniform drying in the sun.
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
Ghonghepur village of Saharsa lies outside the western embankment of the Kosi, yet for most part of the year it remains surrounded by water. A large area between the Kosi and its tributary Kamla Balan is waterlogged, though it is "protected" by embankments
"Around 50,000 farmers in West Champaran are yet to get possession of the land allotted to them" - Pankaj, member, Operation Dakhal Dihani, a state government initiative to help landless people
"Around 50,000 farmers in West Champaran are yet to get possession of the land allotted to them" - Pankaj, member, Operation Dakhal Dihani, a state government initiative to help landless people
The only surviving bungalow in Hardiya village in West Champaran where British managers lived to oversee indigo production. The building now lies unused
The only surviving bungalow in Hardiya village in West Champaran where British managers lived to oversee indigo production. The building now lies unused
A foundation stone marking the visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the Kuria bungalow in West Champaran on April 26, 1917. The stone bears names of two women indigo farmers, Telin and Badhayin, who narrated their woes to Gandhi
Silent Valley is one of India's few rainforests. It is deep and virtually impenetrable. So secluded is Silent Valley that there is no written record of any human habitation in its core area.