Priyanka Borpujari

(This article first appeared in OPEN magazine: Vol 03, Issue 6, dated May 11-17, 2011) When Rajesh Jala made one documentary on the son of a militant and ano…

Dear Baba, Everything pales to the warm feeling of returning home. If leaving home means the search for wisdom, then returning home means wisdom soaked under …

(This article originally appeared in Tehelka: Vol. 8 Issue 14, dated April 9, 2011) After walking hundreds of kilometres, an Adivasi rally arrives in Mumbai. P…

you saved my skin from the harsh sun behind my extravagant purdah you helped fight pimples on my skin with the steam from the stove you made my arms and cal…

the sun wriggles out of the blue-black-blue blanket the crowd of clouds begin to jump their own jumps he opens his eyes and his pillow turns crimson he touch…

The non-existent loud voice of Haro Jamunda of Kalinganagar , Odisha. He was a teacher, my younger boy He taught me to write my name Suddenly for days he lay…

On October 1, 2009, some men in fatigues walked into the village of Gompad in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, and fired at the people. Nine people died. Am…

“I too need to buy a camera,” said that man of 40, when he saw me taking photographs around the village in Chandia. I told him that he would have to learn how …

The Hoo tribals in Kalinganagar are akin to David facing Goliath – as they resist the goons, the state machinery, the corporate giants, a local media hell-bent…

Pour some milk into the pan and switch on the flame. At first, there is stillness and vapour that can be missed. Next, the noise tells you that the milk is rum…