Chizi Poa Kama Ndizi

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

India | Monday, January 14, 2013 | flickr photos

I'm a 20 year old journalism student from Australia. I spent the first half of my life living overseas in South East Asia and have a strong passion for travel, story telling and equality between all human beings. I believe photography is a powerful tool that can be used to educate, inform and reveal the beauty in foreign cultures and traditions; as well as highlight the imperfections and inequalities present in the world.
It's rare for a day to go by where I will miss an opportunity to take photos. I'm intrigued by every person’s individual mystery, their story. I think listening to or learning about someone's story will lead to understanding, and in turn, acceptance.
The photos I took were on a university trip to a small town of Purushwadi, 5 hours east of Mumbai, accessible by train and jeep. The story of the young women in the village were was what captivated me the most, especially one girl, Sangita. The village is a metaphor for the changing india. Around 70% of Indians - roughly one tenth of humanity live in the countryside of rural India.