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  • Farmers on small islands in the Sunderbans delta, West Bengal, harvest rice, India
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  • Farmers on small islands in the Sunderbans delta, West Bengal, harvest rice, India
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  • Train driver with his assistants take the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling, the shorter 32Km journey of the DHR. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • At Kurseong railway station the old ticket printing press still operates to capacity.   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0482_1.jpg
  • At Kurseong railway station the old ticket printing press still operates to capacity.   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0459_1.jpg
  • At Kurseong railway station the old ticket printing press still operates to capacity.   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0441_1.jpg
  • Local passengers  travel from Darjeeling railway station down to the   various stations heading to Siliguri.  The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter 32 Km route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0281_1.jpg
  • Train driver Birkh Dattani drives the narrow gauge steam train between Darjeeling and Kurseong, the shorter of the two  journeys he has been traveling for the past  40 years. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0079_1.jpg
  • Train driver Birkh Dattani drives the narrow gauge steam train between Darjeeling and Kurseong, the shorter of the two  journeys he has been traveling for the past  40 years. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0056_1.jpg
  • Train driver with his assistants take the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling, the shorter 32Km journey of the DHR. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0415_1.jpg
  • At Kurseong railway station the old ticket printing press still operates to capacity.   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0399_1.jpg
  • At Kurseong railway station the old ticket printing press still operates to capacity.   The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • The train conductor waving on the DHR steam train, as it leaves a station. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter 32 Km route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0343_1.jpg
  • Local passengers  travel from Darjeeling railway station down to the   various stations heading to Siliguri.  The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter 32 Km route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • Passengers wait at Darjeeling railway station to travel to the various stations heading down to Siliguri.  The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0104_1.jpg
  • Train driver Birkh Dattani drives the narrow gauge steam train between Darjeeling and Kurseong, the shorter of the two  journeys he has been traveling for the past  40 years. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071212_india_0097_1.jpg
  • Train drivers and maintenance staff assemble at Darjeeling railway station to begin the day's journeys and maintenance planning.  The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • Darjeeling train station sign. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns, as well as a shorter route to Kurseong.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0008_1.jpg
  • Monindro Mondol and a fellow fisherman hall in a large net from the salt waters of the Bay of Bengal, also known as the Sunderbans delta. Most inhabitants of the delta are both fisherman and rice farmers and in the case of Monindro supplements his income by offering support services to the eco tourism business on his small island of Bali, West Bengal, India
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  • Monindro Mondol and a fellow fisherman hall in a large net from the salt waters of the Bay of Bengal, also known as the Sunderbans delta. Most inhabitants of the delta are both fisherman and rice farmers and in the case of Monindro supplements his income by offering support services to the eco tourism business on his small island of Bali, West Bengal, India
    20071203_india_0033_1.jpg
  • Monindro Mondol throws a large fishing net into the salt waters of the Bay of Bengal, also known as the Sunderbans delta. Most inhabitants of the delta are both fisherman and rice farmers and in the case of Monindro supplements his income by offering support services to the eco tourism business on his small island of Bali, West Bengal, India
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  • A fisherman returns home after an all night fishing spree in the Sunderbans delta,  Bay of Bengal, as he reaches his mooring spot his family come out to greet him as well as give him vital additional manpower at the time of hoisting the boat to higher ground pushing and heaving through the muddy mangrove sludge, West Bengal, India
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  • The DHR returns from Kurseong to Darjeeling on its daily 32Km shorter route. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0397_1.jpg
  • Train driver with his assistants take the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling, the shorter 32Km journey of the DHR. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0297_1.jpg
  • Train driver with his assistants take the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling, the shorter 32Km journey of the DHR. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • Passengers buy ticket for the the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
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  • It is morning in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the banks are busy with bathing men with the Howrah Bridge beyond. The bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
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  • A dawn bather covers himself with soap as he crouches on the banks of the Hooghly River, KolIkata, on 18th November 1996, in Kolkata, India. It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
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  • Train driver with his assistants take the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling, the shorter 32Km journey of the DHR. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0372_1.jpg
  • Train driver Birkh Dattani (right) and his station manager run through standard procedures for the the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0254_1.jpg
  • Train workers prepare a steam train for the daily run from Kurseong back to Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0227_1.jpg
  • Train workers prepare a steam train for the daily run from Darjeeling to Kurseong as well as to Siliguri. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0066_1.jpg
  • Train workers prepare a steam train for the daily run from Darjeeling to Kurseong as well as to Siliguri. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine and travels daily between the two towns.  It is now classed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. India.
    20071211_india_0023_1.jpg
  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    RB_061-18-11-1996.jpg
  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. The working day is beginning for this pedestrian seen carrying a large, heavy tank full of liquids, possibly on his way to market or a shop in Central Calcutta. Steady, he balances it weight though he can barely stretch up to grip the carrying handles. The bridge's engineering stretches across the water as the humanity cross to their businesses and markets. The British-built bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    RB_060-18-11-1996.jpg
  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. A man has waded out into waist-deep water and stands in the polluted river saying his prayers and offering thanks to his Hindu Gods. He has found inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water as the humanity cross to their businesses and markets. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    RB_058-18-11-1996.jpg
  • It is morning in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the food market is busy with merchandise being brought across the Howrah Bridge. We see coconuts piled on the ground and women carrying sacks on their heads while others stand around them awaiting trade. Above them is the huge British engineering of the bridge which stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River and this bridge is one of the finest cantilever bridges in the world.
    kolkata03-18-11-1996.jpg
  • A dawn bather covers his face with red cloth as sun rises over Hooghler River, KolIkata. It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. Six bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
    howrah_river01-18-11-1996_1.jpg
  • Elders from the Lepcha community look at written documents during a gathering during which they celebrate their culture and language while discusing their loss of identity, on 18th June 1995, in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. The Lepcha are also called the Rongkup meaning the children of God and the Rong, Mutunci Rongkup Rumkup beloved children of the Rong and of God, and Rongpa are among the indigenous peoples of Sikkim, India and number between 30,000 and 50,000. Many Lepcha are also found in western and southwestern Bhutan, Tibet, Darjeeling, the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal, and in the hills of West Bengal.
    lepcha_men-18-06-1995.jpg
  • Monindro Mondol sits in the front yard of his village home repairing his fishing nets in the Sundrbans delta, West Bengal, India.
    20071203_india_0343_1.jpg
  • Monindro Mondol and his wife thesh rice in their front yard as the harvest seasons is in full flow, Sunderbans delta, West Bengal, India.
    20071203_india_0355_1.jpg
  • It is morning in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India and on the streets around the Writers' Building, a busy fruit market is in full swing. Against the wall however, a dying skill is being shown: A man sits with his back to the bustle of the street and is hand-typing letters for those unable to write their own correspondence with his own battered typewriter. Working as a freelance typist, the man transcribes the hand-written words for a customer before the days of home PC or laptop. The Writers' Building (Mahakaran in Bengali) is the secretariat building of the State Government of West Bengal in India. The Writers' Building originally served as the office for writers of the British East India Company, hence the name. Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1780, it received its impressive Corinthian façade, an example of the Neo-Renaissance style, in 1889.
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  • Young men watch a ball fly over their heads into the distance during a spontaneous game of cricket routinely held in the 1990s among the tombs and mausolea of dead British Raj officials and family members, buried in Victorian-era Park Street cemetery, on 18th November 1996, in Kolkata, India. The Park Street cemetery was amed “Park Street” after the private deer park built by Sir Elijah Impey around Vansittart’s garden house. The cemetery opened in 1767 served as a burial ground for the European expatriates who were settled in Calcutta during the colonial period. The cemetery was closed in 1840 due to lack of burial space and is now a heritage site, preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India ASI.
    calcutta-18-11-1996.jpg
  • The runners and riders for the 5th and 6th races during a horseracing meeting at the British-built Kolkata racecourse, on 18th November 1996, in Kolkata, India. The race course was built in 1820 and is maintained by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club RCTC, founded in 1847 in Calcutta, British India now Kolkata, India and became the premier horse racing organisation in India during the British Raj. At one time it was the governing body for almost all courses in the sub-continent, defining and applying the rules that governed the sport. During its heyday the races it organised were among the most important social events of the calendar, opened by the Viceroy of India. During the 1930s the Calcutta Derby Sweeps, organised by the club, was the largest sweepstake in the world. It is still an exclusive private club and still operates the Kolkata Race Course.
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  • Among a pile of market carts, a mother bends over to attend to her young child at a street market, on 18th November 1996, in Kolkata, India.
    calcutta-18-11-1996_1.jpg
  • A holy Sadhu man attracts a crowd on the Maidan in central Calcutta, India. Near some ballustrades built by the British during the last years of the Raj, the man is leaning forward on his knees and his head is buried in gravel. Practicing Tapas or Niyamas, is one form of Austerity that holy men like this perform to cleanse themselves of bad thoughts. It is a conservation of energy; an increase of power in the system by sense control; a process of positive-thought, self-imposed  hardships and inner-strength - all to gain a higher being for oneself. They might stand in cold water in winter, stand on or bury their heads in earth. Niyamas also breeds non-violence, truthfullness, non-stealing, moderation, non-possessiveness, purity, contentment, discipline, study and surrender.
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  • On a hot afternoon on Calcutta's Maidan, an Indian lady catches a frisbee disc in both hands in front of the glorious Victoria Memorial, the beautiful marble structure built by the British still during the days of the colonial Indian Raj. The lady is lit with golden light and her bottle green sari stands out from a background tree. She grimaces as she stretches to hold on to the frisbee and there are many hundreds of families and groups in the background, nearer to the white, domed building. Built between 1906 and 1921, it is a majestic white marble building at the southern end of the Maidan, a large expansive park in central Calcutta city. Nowadays it is a museum and group activities are being discouraged due to the fears that pollution will damage this fine structure that honours Queen Victoria, then Empress of India.
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  • Reflected in the surrounding pond, we see the glorious Victoria Memorial, the beautiful marble structure built by the British still during the days of the colonial Indian Raj. Couples and families gather in the Memorial's grounds to experience the cool air of late-afternoon near the white, domed building. Built between 1906 and 1921, it is a majestic white marble building at the southern end of the Maidan (literally meaning open field, the largest urban park, a large expansive plain in central Calcutta city. Nowadays it is a museum and group activities are being discouraged due to the fears that pollution will damage this fine structure that honours Queen Victoria, then Empress of India.
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  • Monindro Mondol prays to Bonobibi, the goddess of the forest. He does this on a daily basis to protect him and his family form being attacked by the Bengal tiger, not an uncommon problem in West Bengal's Sunderbans delta, India
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  • An elderly gentleman of the indigenous Lepcha people looks through a window of his house, on 18th June 1995, in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. The Lepcha are also called the Rongkup meaning the children of God and the Rong, Mútuncí Róngkup Rumkup beloved children of the Róng and of God, and Rongpa are among the indigenous peoples of Sikkim, India and number between 30,000 and 50,000. Many Lepcha are also found in western and southwestern Bhutan, Tibet, Darjeeling, the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal, and in the hills of West Bengal.
    lepcha_portrait-18-06-1995.jpg
  • A sick child has his chest examined by the doctor in the CINI health clinic. Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • Communal food being prepared on the CINI ward by the mothers of the sick children. The mothers get involved with the daily cooking duties so that they can have some activity other than caring for their child. Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • Sister Krishna Mondal writes in the patient’s medical notes. She is the senior nurse who manages the CINI emergency ward. Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • A mother brings her malnourished baby to the CINI emergency ward.  Care on the CINI ward includes medical intervention for the child and nutrition training for the mother.  Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • A sick child is examined by a doctor in the CINI health clinic while other families wait their turn. Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • Indians a great connoisseurs of paan, a betel-leaf digestive which is ate by millions across the country, India
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  • A man and a woman do yogic exercises at dawn on the banks of Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Pedestrians and cyclists on the Strand, the main French style avenue on the banks of the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Boats on the Hooghley River at dawn, Chandannagar, India
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  • Pedestrians and cyclists on the Strand, the main French style avenue on the banks of the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • A man sleeps on a shrine to the Goddess Durga on the banks of the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Umesh Mishra, 26 a sarangi virtuoso tunes his instrument before a concert later that night at the Nrityagopal Smriti Mandir, a concert hall in Chandannagar, India
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  • A statue of Rabindranath Tagore outside the largely derelict library in Chandannagar, India
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  • Tombs and graves in the French cemetary in Chandannagar, India
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  • Bakers at work in a bakery,  Chandannagar, India
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  • Motichur sweets at Modak and Grandsons sweet shop in Chandannagar, India
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  • Pots of sweets at Seal Sweet shop in Chandannagar, India
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  • Men making sweets at Seal Sweets in Chandannagar, India
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  • Men making sweets at Seal Sweets in Chandannagar, India
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  • A man walks past a derelict French colonial house in Chandannagar, India
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  • Dilip Kumar Chaterjee, 77 reads the newspaper on the porch of his house that has been in his family for three generations. Chandannagar, India
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  • A statue commemorating Kanailal Dutta, an Indian revolutionary born in Chandannagar. Chandannagar, India
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  • The Sacred Heart Church of Chandannagar (l'Eglise du Sacré Coeur), Chandannagar, India
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  • A young couple sit and talk together on the Strand by the Hoogley River, Chandannagar at dusk, India
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  • An old woman in the doorway of a house in  Chandannagar, India
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  • A man with a fine beard and a remarkable resemblance to Rabindranath Tagore in  Chandannagar, India
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  • Two women walk arm in arm through Chandannagar, Chandannagar, India
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  • Elderly women sit and talk on a bench on the Strand overlooking the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Architectural details of the Pier on the Stand in Chandannagar, India
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  • Architectural details of the Pier on the Stand in Chandannagar, India
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  • An old man sits on the Strand by the Hooghley River in Chandannagar, India
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  • Old men sits and talk on a bench on the Strand by the Hooghley River in Chandannagar, India
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  • An old man sits on the Strand by the Hooghley River in Chandannagar, India
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  • A statue of Liberty outside the museum in Chandannagar, originally the home of Joseph François Dupleix who was appointed governor of the city in 1730. Chandannagar, India
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  • A statue of Liberty outside the museum in Chandannagar, originally the home of Joseph François Dupleix who was appointed governor of the city in 1730. Chandannagar, India
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  • A vegetable seller on the street in Chandannagar, India
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  • A vegetable seller on the street in Chandannagar, India
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  • An ancient door on a house in the streets of Chandannagar, India
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  • Two women and a bicycle walk through the old colonial streets of Chandannagar, India
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  • Old French colonial houses on the streets of Chandannagar, India
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  • The gate to the town of Chandannagar bearing the French inscription, Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. Chandannagar, India
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  • Traffic passes the gates to the town of Chandannagar bearing the French inscription, Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. Chandannagar, India
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  • The gate to the town of Chandannagar bearing the French inscription, Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. Chandannagar, India
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  • A flag and a bust in the museum at Chandannagar, originally the home of Joseph François Dupleix who was appointed governor of the city in 1730. Chandannagar, India
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  • A young homeless boy sleeps on train buffers in the busy Kolkata train station.
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  • A homeless man lies asleep on the pavement outside the busy Kolkata train station.  Yellow taxis wait to collect passengers.
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  • Children play football on the roof of the CINI halfway house in Calcutta, India.<br />
Child In Need Institute (CINI) run halfway houses for vulnerable street children from as young as 5 years old with the aim of reconnecting the children with their families.
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  • Pedestrians and cyclists on the Strand, the main French style avenue on the banks of the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Sunrise over the Hooghly River, Chandannagar, India
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  • Pedestrians and cyclists on the Strand, the main French style avenue on the banks of the Hooghley River, Chandannagar, India
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