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Portrait of a plucky girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Brother and sister at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org). Taken in 2013.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Children in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Girls in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A woman holds her underweight newborn in an impoverished area of Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is widespread throughout India.
Girls in a slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.
Students stick out their tongues while doing exercises at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org).
Children in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A woman makes sandals surrounded by happy faces in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India.
A happy family works sifting dirt in farm fields along the Ganges River near Ramnagar, Varanasi, India.
Boy at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Happy and stylish boy in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Children in a "slum" in the Muchipara area of Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals, including the children.
Children living at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A boy with a bandaged forehead smiles at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
A girl with a "black-eye" smiles for a portrait while receving care at a free health clinic run by the French NGO Agir pour Benares, at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
A nurse from the French NGO Agir pour Benares tends to a girl with a "black-eye" at a free health clinic at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi, India.
Shy, recently arrived girl at the Amader Bari shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org), Kolkata, India.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
A happy family works sifting dirt in farm fields along the Ganges River near Ramnagar, Varanasi, India.
Happy and stylish boy in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
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.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
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 boy hold up a drawing he made at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Portrait of a mother and her baby at the Thursday clinic at the CINI office (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
One of two brothers with leprosy at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Portrait of a plucky girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
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.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
An elderly woman jokes around by putting a ball of clay on her head, in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
A sculptor creates idols for the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. He uses a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River, on a few feet away.
A woman sells onions under red lights (to enhance the appearance) at Kole vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Men bathe at a public spigot on a street in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. For a visitor to India such practices - commonplace and completely ordinary in India - represent a clear cultural difference.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
An NGO worker meets with a toddler who was treated for malnutrition, in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India.
A family shares their tiny house in a "slum" area in Howrah, India. Average home size in some parts of the city is less than 100 sq. ft.
A family shares their tiny house in the Fakir Bagan slum area of Howrah, India. Average home size in some parts of the city is less than 100 sq. ft.
A girl and her sister eat in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India. Malnutrition in young children is a big problem in Kolkata.
A smiling girl in a "slum" area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society
A smiling girl in a "slum" area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society
A group of workers sand and polish a marble statue at a workshop in Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
A group of workers sand and polish a marble statue at a workshop in Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
