making South Asian women visible
Dr. Lata Deshpande talking to some children at the school she runs with her sister, Dr. Deshpande Balvidya Mandir in Sangli. The school is run for the poorest of the poor but has many interesting science exhibits and also computers that the kids work on (contributor Manisha Joshi).
Dr. Lata Deshpande is addressing a gathering during the school sports day at her school Dr. Deshpande Balvidya Mandir in Sangli, Maharashtra. A dimunitive and shy woman - she has had remarkable success in dealing with many anti-social elements while agitating against illegal bars, other anti-woman activities, but also fighting to maintain their town's green cover.... Continue Reading →
Manisha, Hindu Priest, Pune , 16.09.09. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
Matriarch Da Lat, Vietnam, 2010. "This photograph was taken in a small village, comprising of about 20 families, and having no running water or electricity, located at the top of a mountain in South Vietnam. Upon trekking there, our guide informed us that the village was completely matriarchal, and the woman in the photograph was... Continue Reading →
Maya Ganesh, Bullet Rider, Chennai, 9.1.2010. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
Photo taken in September 2009, and submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot, Bhopal.
Photo taken in September 2009, in Madhya Pradesh. Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot, Bhopal.
Photo submitted by Nazia Batool.
Nazia Batool, President of the Batool Welfare Trust, Pakistan is distributing gifts among women community on the centenary of IWD, 2011,2011. Contributed by Nazia Batool.
Photographed 5.2.2010 in Dahma Khairi Kutaha, Khagaria district. "In the absence of a male head of household, a woman residing in the flood prone areas have to look after children, livestock, household chores, agriculture and much more, hardly leaving time to care for herself. The absence of men in the region is a result of... Continue Reading →
Rasika Reddy, Horse Breaker, 16.09.10, Pune. Contributed by Ashish Verma.
Photo taken in Nepal, 2008, by Harini Calamur.
Reeta, businesswoman in the transportation sector (Oil tankers), 29. 10. 09, New Delhi. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
Roopalee Parswani, Disk Jockey, 14.03.10, Ahmedabad. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma
Rupa, horse jockey, Chennai, 9.1.2010. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
The athlete in the picture won a gold medal in the disc throwing competition during the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi (contributor Sakshi Kumar).
"This picture was found during a college archival project. It was taken in the late 70s in a photo studio. The degree Pratibha Sharma holds is from Delhi University. She is my friend's aunt from whom we borrowed this photograph." Contributed by Sakshi Kumar.
Construction and maintenance work in a Bhopal village. Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot.
Submitted by Harini Calamur.
Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Sonika Kaliraman, wrestler, Ropar, Haryana, (15-11-09) Submitted by Ashish Verma
Sunita Chaudhary, auto rickshaw driver, New Delhi, (30-10-09), Submitted by Ashish Verma
Supreet Dhiman, businesswoman and founder of CATS (an adventure group), Chandigarh (20-10-09). Submitted by Ashish Verma
"My mother is seen here at an inter-collegiate debate that took place at some point between 1983-1986. She studied at Miranda College, University of Delhi and participated in many events such as this." Photo contributed by Sakshi Kumar
Contributed by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Washer women at Sawant Wadi, Maharashtra, 2008 Photo submitted by Harini Calamur
Nazia Batool, President Batool Welfare Trust Pakistan is briefing a community of women about the centenary of IWD, 2011 Contributed by Nazia Batool
"Nagalakshmi and N. Valli (my grandmother and grand aunt respectively) taking time off sweet and savoury making and joining in the Diwali celebrations, late 1960s in Madras" (contributor Hamsini Ravi)
Mythily Sivaraman at a street corner meeting, Tamil Nadu (exact location not known) in the late 1990s - early 2000s. It is a photograph of Mythily speaking at a meeting organized by women activists of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), Jananayaga Maadhar Sangam. One of the founder members of AIDWA in Tamil Nadu,... Continue Reading →
An adivasi woman in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot.
Mythily Sivaraman in Keezhvenmani village (Nagai district, Tamil Nadu), in early January 1969. The picture was taken when Mythily visited Keezhvenmani village shortly after an infamous massacre in December 1968 in which 44 dalit labourers were burnt alive in a locked hut by local landlords after a long agitation for higher wages. Mythily was the... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Arun Budhathoki (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Mythily Sivaraman in the office of the state government of New York (Albany), March 1966. The picture of Mythily and her colleagues was taken at a farewell party for Mythily who worked from Feb.1965 to March 1966 in the Research and Fiscal Policy Planning Unit of the Budget Division of the State Government of New... Continue Reading →
Contributed by Arun Budhathoki, Kathmandu, Nepal
The 'Rainmakers' exhibition photo album
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Weaver in Thimpu, Bhutan, in September 2007 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Read about our upcoming 'Rainmakers' exhibit, August 5 - 7, 2011
Congress Party Member of Parliament, Lalitha Rajagopalan, with President Zakir Hussain, New Delhi (date unknown) (Photo contributed by her daughter Priya Rajagopalan)
Woman chopping vegetables out in the open in Tangail, Bangladesh , in April 2007 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Woman weeding at Qutb Minar, New Delhi, in August 2007 (photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Princess Maandoogey Don Didi, 1895, Male (Maldives). Maandoogey Don Didi was the mother of a Maldive sultan and step-mother of another. This is likely to be the earliest photograph of a Maldive lady of such prominence. This photo was taken circa 1895. Photo contributed by her great-grandson Chris Abdul-Wahhab.
Vendor, with child, in Thimpu, Bhutan, in September 2007 (Photograph contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Women in road works in Bhutan, September 2007 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Taking a break from construction work in Hyderabad, India, in December 2006 (Photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
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