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Photos: Photographers organize print sale to help migrant workers

To help several migrant workers through the lockdown, 'Prints for India' will hold a photographic art print sale that includes images by renowned photographers, including Federico Borella, Harry Gruyeart, Sohrab Hura, Sanjit Das, Anurag Banerjee, Anshika Varma and Alistair Taylor-Young among others. Through the sale of such photographic work, the initiative is trying to raise funds for those struggling the most through this lockdown.

Updated on: May 17, 2020 2:35 PM IST
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‘The first Fiat’ shot at Kunnathur on December 10, 2017, from the series ‘Chariots of Frolic’ is part of ‘Prints for India,’ a sale by photographers until May 22, 2020 to raise funds for the humanitarian crisis in India due to Covid-19. (Sameer Raichur) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 17, 2020 2:35 PM

‘The first Fiat’ shot at Kunnathur on December 10, 2017, from the series ‘Chariots of Frolic’ is part of ‘Prints for India,’ a sale by photographers until May 22, 2020 to raise funds for the humanitarian crisis in India due to Covid-19. (Sameer Raichur)

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The Workers, Allahabad, 2013. From the series, ‘A Myth of Two Souls.’ All prints part of this initiative are priced at £80 and will remain on sale till May 22, 2020. There will also be flash sales featuring special guest photographers who donated their work for the cause.  (Vasantha Yogananthan) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The Workers, Allahabad, 2013. From the series, ‘A Myth of Two Souls.’ All prints part of this initiative are priced at £80 and will remain on sale till May 22, 2020. There will also be flash sales featuring special guest photographers who donated their work for the cause. (Vasantha Yogananthan)

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Titled, ‘People of Clay.’ Behula pushes away some hyacinth from the body of her dead husband Lakshmindara. It is a custom that anyone who has fallen to a snakebite is to be set afloat on the river. She refused to leave his side, and no one could dissuade her from this strange resolve.  (Akshay Mahajan) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Titled, ‘People of Clay.’ Behula pushes away some hyacinth from the body of her dead husband Lakshmindara. It is a custom that anyone who has fallen to a snakebite is to be set afloat on the river. She refused to leave his side, and no one could dissuade her from this strange resolve. (Akshay Mahajan)

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‘Le Temps Suspendu, Nizzamuddin (2008).’  “Here is a photograph I took near Nizamuddin Railway Station during the summer of 2008. I cannot remember which old structure it was, where exactly these men were flying their kite from; what I am sure is how much I love this part of Delhi,” said Calia.  (Philippe Calia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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‘Le Temps Suspendu, Nizzamuddin (2008).’ “Here is a photograph I took near Nizamuddin Railway Station during the summer of 2008. I cannot remember which old structure it was, where exactly these men were flying their kite from; what I am sure is how much I love this part of Delhi,” said Calia. (Philippe Calia)

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Morning prayers, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, 2017. For this fundraiser, Prints for India has partnered with GOONJ, an NGO that’s running a pan-Indian mission to help daily wage earners, migrant workers and vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 lockdown.  (Sohrab Hura / Magnum Photos) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Morning prayers, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, 2017. For this fundraiser, Prints for India has partnered with GOONJ, an NGO that’s running a pan-Indian mission to help daily wage earners, migrant workers and vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 lockdown. (Sohrab Hura / Magnum Photos)

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Titled, ‘Majuli’s Monks,’ this photograph shows monks in a Satya, a Hindu Vaishnava monastery on an island in Majuli on the Brahmaputra river in Assam, India (Sanjit Das) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Titled, ‘Majuli’s Monks,’ this photograph shows monks in a Satya, a Hindu Vaishnava monastery on an island in Majuli on the Brahmaputra river in Assam, India (Sanjit Das)

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Onset of winter.  (Anurag banerjee) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Onset of winter. (Anurag banerjee)

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From the Series “Help Desk - Random Acts of Administration.” In front of the highest law court of Gujarat, a coordinator improvised his desk on a scooter. (Ole Witt) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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From the Series “Help Desk - Random Acts of Administration.” In front of the highest law court of Gujarat, a coordinator improvised his desk on a scooter. (Ole Witt)

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Titled ‘Gurukul.’ Ma Anandmayee Kanyapeeth, a cloistered hermitage for young girls in the heart of Varanasi. After a busy day at the gurukul, two hours in the evening are allotted for the girls’ playtime.  (Paromita Chatterjee) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Titled ‘Gurukul.’ Ma Anandmayee Kanyapeeth, a cloistered hermitage for young girls in the heart of Varanasi. After a busy day at the gurukul, two hours in the evening are allotted for the girls’ playtime. (Paromita Chatterjee)

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