A Photo Essay on Assam Riots and Mumbai Violence, 2012
By Mary Ann Chacko-Khan
An image of villages set on fire during the Assam Riots, 2012.
The mass exodus begins.
Finally, the army starts patrolling. A little too late.
Protesters gather at Azad Maidan, Mumbai
Protests at Azad Maidan, Mumbai.
Vandalizing the Amar Jawan (Army Memorial)
[Mary Ann Chacko-Khan is a doctoral student in the Dept. of Curriculum & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University. Her dissertation project explores school-police partnerships in Kerala, India. Email: maryannchacko.khan@gmail.com]
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One can hardly say ‘beautiful photographs’ of photo-essays such as this. But still,- beautiful photographs. And that not least becoz in the first few snaps what one sees is no religious community, but poor people, desperate people.