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In Focus: Violent Protests in India Over Rape Case

Last week, in New Delhi, India, news stories of a horrific gang rape spread quickly, igniting widespread outrage. A 23 year old woman was attacked by six men on a moving bus and brutalized for 45 minutes, in the most recent and alarming of several high-profile incidents. Protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the growing incidence of rape, and its slow and ineffective prosecution. Riot police have responded, dispersing crowds with forceful tactics including water cannons, batons, and tear gas. India’s government has now ordered a special inquiry into the incident to identify any negligence or errors on the part of police.

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“Urban Women” by Prabuddha Dasgupta

Indian women as subjects of photographic representation have never been seen as anything other than exotic models of attractiveness… its current avatar being the one dimensional Bollywood stereotype. And that, ironically in an age where women’s accomplishments in practically every arena have far surpassed their male counterparts.
These are portraits of urban Indian women, selected for their interestingness rather than their physical charms, drawn from a variety of disciplines, sometimes confirming to gender stereotypes and sometimes defying them (via website)

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→ 01 Jun 12 at 7 am fotojournalismus:

Hindu women at a temple in New Delhi after participating in a procession that was part of Ganga Dussehra, a major Hindu festival, May 31, 2012. Hindus celebrate Ganga Dussehra by worshiping the River Ganges, consider the holiest river.

[Credit : Kevin Frayer/AP]

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Hindu women at a temple in New Delhi after participating in a procession that was part of Ganga Dussehra, a major Hindu festival, May 31, 2012. Hindus celebrate Ganga Dussehra by worshiping the River Ganges, consider the holiest river.
[Credit : Kevin Frayer/AP]

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→ 07 May 12 at 10 pm fotojournalismus:

An Indian nomadic Gujjar child and her mother, at a temporary settlement in Jammu, India, May 6, 2012.

[Credit : Channi Anand/AP]

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An Indian nomadic Gujjar child and her mother, at a temporary settlement in Jammu, India, May 6, 2012.
[Credit : Channi Anand/AP]

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→ 06 May 12 at 11 pm

nuancedvagina:

ourafrica:

To celebrate Afro-indian culture within East Africa.

Photos by tanishq aarka

This is Africa, our Africa

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→ 06 May 12 at 10 pm inothernews:

WHATCHA DOIN’? Participants practiced yoga during Baba Ram Dev’s free yoga camp in Gwalior, India, on Friday. (Photo: Sanjeev Gupta / EPA via The Wall Street Journal)

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WHATCHA DOIN’? Participants practiced yoga during Baba Ram Dev’s free yoga camp in Gwalior, India, on Friday. (Photo: Sanjeev Gupta / EPA via The Wall Street Journal)

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→ 01 May 12 at 6 pm fotojournalismus:

Indian sex workers hold candles and posters as they march in a May Day rally asking for their rights and the recognition of their profession in Kolkata, late on April 30, 2012.

[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP / Getty Images]

tags: india may day rally may day protest demo demonstration kolkata calcutta Dibyangshu Sarkar afp getty images march rally

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Indian sex workers hold candles and posters as they march in a May Day rally asking for their rights and the recognition of their profession in Kolkata, late on April 30, 2012.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP / Getty Images]

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The Muslim section of Jodhpur characteristically painted in cobalt blue- Rajasthan, India

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tags: india rajasthan photojournalism travel muslim jodhpur

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→ 28 Mar 12 at 4 pm ironfleet:

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Indian suffragettes

from the source: “Indian suffragettes on the Women’s Coronation Procession of 17 June 1911. The small Indian contingent was organised by Mrs Jane Fisher Unwin (the daughter of Richard Cobden). She and other representatives of the WSPU contacted Indian women living in the UK in the weeks leading up to the procession, whilst organising the decorations and the collection of subscriptions for the elephant banner that cost between £4 & £5. The India procession was part of the ‘Imperial Contingent’ and was intended to show the strength of support for women’s suffrage throughout the Empire. All corners of the empire were represented and divided into 6 sections – New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India and Crown Colonies & Protectorates. Annie Besant also took part in the India procession.”

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thoros-of-mordor

Indian suffragettes

from the source: “Indian suffragettes on the Women’s Coronation Procession of 17 June 1911. The small Indian contingent was organised by Mrs Jane Fisher Unwin (the daughter of Richard Cobden). She and other representatives of the WSPU contacted Indian women living in the UK in the weeks leading up to the procession, whilst organising the decorations and the collection of subscriptions for the elephant banner that cost between £4 & £5. The India procession was part of the ‘Imperial Contingent’ and was intended to show the strength of support for women’s suffrage throughout the Empire. All corners of the empire were represented and divided into 6 sections – New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India and Crown Colonies & Protectorates. Annie Besant also took part in the India procession.”

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→ 13 Mar 12 at 3 pm fotojournalismus:

A stray dog smeared with coloured powder walks in a lane on the last day of Holi festival celebrations in Bhopal, India, March 12, 2012.

[Credit : Rafiq Maqbool/AP]

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A stray dog smeared with coloured powder walks in a lane on the last day of Holi festival celebrations in Bhopal, India, March 12, 2012.
[Credit : Rafiq Maqbool/AP]

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A teacher holds a plate with coloured powder before hurling it on her students as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 7, 2012.

[Credit : Amit Dave/Reuters]

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A teacher holds a plate with coloured powder before hurling it on her students as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 7, 2012.
[Credit : Amit Dave/Reuters]

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→ 06 Mar 12 at 1 am

universalbeauty:

Hazara People

Hazara people are a turkic ethnic group living in Afghanistan. There are also Hazara communities in Pakistan, Iran, India, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

Hazara people have faced genocide and violence often having to flee from there homeland in Afghanistan.

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→ 05 Mar 12 at 5 pm
A young girl looks back as she and her classmates travel by rickshaw through the streets of Old Delhi.

Credit: Morgan Jones

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tags: morgan jones delhi india travel photojournalism submission