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    Displacing settlements - Villagers are forced to relocate as the river erodes away their lands mercilessly. Riazul, with help of others, moves his housing infrastructure to a less vulnerable site, before the cataclysmic river erosion displaces his home. by: mayurakshi Views[542] Away from the eroding shorelines - A young girl tries to come to terms with the fact that the river has ruthlessly washed away what used to be her playing ground, as her family prepares to relocate to a safer location. by: mayurakshi Views[548] The pure sense of helplessness - The villagers watch in utter helplessness and despair as the river Teesta eats away their land, rendering as many as 200 families homeless and landless in less than two weeks. by: mayurakshi Views[795] Clear-cutting the timberland - Villagers cut down the bamboo forests and other trees on the eroding riverbanks, and take away the timber to build huts or put it to commercial use, before the river devours their fertile agricultural lands and crops. by: mayurakshi Views[1604] Swept into uncertainty - A woman engages in her routine brooming of the backyard, with the hope in her heart that tomorrow her homestead survives the violent riverbank erosion of the Teesta, in the massively affected Choyghoria village in Gaibandha district, Bangladesh. by: mayurakshi Views[856]
     
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    Photos: 'Bhangon', The erosion of the Teesta

    Sunday, 7 Jul 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    It surprises me a bit that I’m back to this contest with yet another series on a river. Something about the unity of man and nature appeals to me. The presence of man in the realm of nature, indispensably entwined, fascinates me. Photography has given ... Read more >
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    Tags: bangladesh, erosion, river, teesta, worldnomads scholarship 2013

    Photos: Buriganga - My Photo scholarship 2012 entry

    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    There is something about cities and its people that appeals to me. Taking photographs require patience, and above all a love for the subject being photographed. Photography has given me an opportunity to broaden my horizons and look beyond the 'seen', ... Read more >
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    Tags: bangladesh, buriganga, dhaka, river pollution

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    Clear-cutting the timberland - Villagers cut down the bamboo forests and other trees on the eroding riverbanks, and take away the timber to build huts or put it to commercial use, before the river devours their fertile agricultural lands and crops.

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