Taniya is 21. Her mother left her in Calcutta and came to Bombay when she was a week old. She only met her mother in 2005 when relatives refused to take care of her and sent her to Bombay. It took her time to realise that her mother is a sex worker. There were hints…
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BA (HONS) PHOTOGRAPHY GRADUATE, RADHA DATTA, WAS FEATURED IN VOGUE INDIA THIS MONTH IN RESPONSE TO HER EYE-OPENING PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION (NGO), KRANTI. Based in Mumbai, Kranti is a NGO shelter that empowers girls from red-light areas to become ‘agents of positive change’, by providing a healing home, education, and personalised opportunities. The Vogue India web…
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When most people are figuring out their first jobs or their study abroad options, 22-year-old Radha Datta is finding kindred aspirations in Taniya, Shweta, Shraddha and others—young women she met in Mumbai at a shelter run by local NGO, Kranti. Taniya, she says, wants to be a Zumba instructor. Shraddha and Rani are about to…
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BA (Hons) photography student Radha Datta has been working on a Coffee Table Book with the state government of Madhya Pradesh documenting the History of Ujjain in India and what the Mahakumbh means to the city. This week the book was unveiled by the Prime Minister of India. Radha tells us about the project: “The…
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This is happening in your world. Your country. People who lead lives very similar to yours. I don’t mean to draw comparisons based on lifestyle and religion but we all lead the same lives sharing a belief that we’re safe. We’re safe when we breathe the same air, we’re safe when we step out of…
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