Danish Siddiqui documented some of the most critical moments in recent years, including the anti-CAA protests, the NE Delhi Pogrom, the COVID-19 lockdown & the devastating second wave. We are grateful to him for bearing witness & for his extraordinary body of work. Rest in peace.
Struggle, Conflict and Small Joys: A Selection of Danish Siddiqui's Photographs. His work often singularly focused on those most affected by headline-making events – people at the grassroots. @thewire_inthewire.in/media/danish-s…
"Ninety percent of the photography I have learnt has come from experimentation in the field," Siddiqui once wrote. "I shoot for the common man who wants to see and feel a story from a place where he can't be present himself." @Reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
A thread of some of Danish Siddiqui’s images, published by @thecaravanindia:
On the basis of a Supreme Court order, 10,000 homes are going to be destroyed, rendering 1,00,000 people (including over 5,000+ pregnant women & 20,000+ children) homeless, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. #KhoriGaon
India is running out of oxygen, #Covid19 patients are dying–because the govt wasted time: It took 8 months to invite bids for over 150 #oxygen generation plants. 6 months later, most still aren’t up & running. @psychia90 & @VijaytaL report for @scroll_in. scroll.in/article/992537…
#WatchtheState: Our weekly update on patterns of State violence in India.
Here's a quick review of reported instances of State violence. @project_polis
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#AllIndiaRadio Has Downgraded National Languages to Regional Ones: The decision to shut down the central news units of #AIR in several Indian languages in Delhi & shift them to their state capitals is in line with the hegemony of Hindi. @thewire_in thewire.in/rights/how-the…
Following Assault on Muslim Boy Outside UP Temple, Hindutva Groups Harden Communal Rhetoric: Emboldened by Police not opposing bail to prime accused, right-wing groups are using the situation to fuel hatred. @thewire_in thewire.in/communalism/fo…