Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Men work at a facility burning scrap leather in the East Kolkata Wetlands near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community. Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) works in the area.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
A woman takes photographs on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Workers melt down and stir asphalt to be recycled, near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Hyacinth lines the banks of shallow lakes in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
A baby is weighed at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
Burning piles of scrap metal near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A darling baby at her house in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A girl at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk girls in Amader Bari, Kolkata, India. She had just arrived at the shelter this day.
A canal in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Plate of food used to educated mothers about proper nutrition at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
In a gorgeous and totally candid scene, a woman and her two daughters pick flowers on a farm in Dhapa, directly opposite the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
A family does laundry on the roof of an apartment in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata.
A stray dog stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Piles of recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
A rustic motorcycle cart carries vegetables for sale to small villages throughout the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man loads leather scraps onto a truck in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
Hindu pilgrims stop at Babughat in Kolkata to rest and eat en route to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island, India.
Girls read a book at the Amader Bari shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, ciniindia.org), Kolkata, India.
A group of men practice yoga on a December morning on the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
A man sits on a cart in a grassy field near a large tree on the Maidan (Central Park), Kolkata, India.
A boy meditates at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk boys at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India
A rustic motorcycle cart carries vegetables for sale to small villages throughout the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Hindu pilgrims stop at Babughat in Kolkata to rest and eat en route to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island, India.
Girls receive karate lessons at the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India
A boy from a shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India plays near the tracks. Sealdah is one of the largest train stations in Calcutta.
The planned satellite city of Salt Lake City, reflected in the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of two girls in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Leather handbags for sale at Newmarket, Kolkata, India. Search my catalog for leather to see more photos of the leather making process in Kolkata.
A sadhu (holy man) with long dreadlocks at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Boys at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Grasses in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Mother and her son in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Handbags for sale at Newmarket in Kolkata, India. Search the photo archive for leather to see more about leather manufacturing in Kolkata.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A man lies bleeding on the Sealdah railway station platform in Kolkata, India. He remained there for about an hour before an ambulance arrived. The nature of the injury is unkown.
Girl in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Happy and stylish boy in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Girls sit on piles of leather in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
A sadhu (holy man) in Kolkata, India gestures as he prepares to make a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal for the Gangasagar Mela.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.
A crow lands on top of a fishing hut on a foggy morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman laughs as she rides on a tricycle transporting spinach in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A backhoe excavates soil in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. The purpose of the work could not be established.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Gangasagar Mela (festival) on nearby Sagar Island.
A Naga Sadhu (holy man) smokes a pipe and meditates at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
A baby doll sits disheveled in a garbage bin, like something from a scary movie, near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A pilgrim sits next to a painting of Jesus at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
