This series by Jannatul Mawa explores the relationship—or rather, the non-relationship—between domestic workers and their employers in Bangladesh. These women may see each other every day, and the maids may know every nook and cranny of their employers’ homes, but the photographs still captures the infinite distance that lies between them even as they pose side by side.
Rajiv Kumar takes us to the southern tip of the Dhanushkodi peninsula, a few kilometers from Sri Lanka at the confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. Apart from the raw beauty of this stretch of sand, the history of the place inspired Rajiv Kumar. Hindu pilgrims come here to pay homage to the god Ram, who in the Ramayana crossed the ocean at this point to reach Sri Lanka. It was also a haven for Tamil during the civil war that ravaged Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.
Pondy Photo 2014
March 21-30, 2014
Pondicherry, India
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Jannatul Maya : http://mawaspace.wordpress.com
Rajiv Kumar : http://www.rajivkumarphoto.com
