Adivasi girls in this primary residential school in Chhotaudepur play games and speak in Gujarati which, though not their mother tongue, serves as their link language

Ear and nose ornaments worn by the women of the Gadaba Adivasi community in Odisha reflect their deep connection with their surroundings

Five women sing a Bihu song or two as they work in paddy fields in Assam’s Jorhat district. The first few in a series of songs that together archive the many shades of agrarian life in the region

The complete absence of even the most basic amenities in the settlement of this once-nomadic community, has led to their further marginalisation. Palani Kumar chronicles their past and present

The clang of hand-forged bells sported by cattle has faded, but bell makers like Raghuveer Vishwakarma keep the traditional craft alive, while tending to modest fields to make ends meet