Painters (1 Picture) on my blog Link: nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2023/06/painte… - #photography #photo

Sunshine and Woman (1 picture) in my blog Link : nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2023/09/sunshi…

Man in Pain (1 picture) in my blog Link: nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2023/09/man-in… - #photography #pictures #pictur

My #tribute to an #Adivasi poet from Dahod #Gujarat, Vajesinh Pargi (1963-2023). From the margins of Gujarati mainstream poetry he writes the most powerful #poems of hunger, hardships, and hope. Story on People's Archive of Rural India Photos and video Umesh Solanki ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/va…

The sieve maker of Ahmedabad For 3 days a week, Mohamad bhai walks 30km pushing his 100 kg cart across the city from 6 AM “First it was only my father. Now it's me. I don't know anyone who runs a sieve repair servicing cart. Have heard of no one. Have seen no one.” 🧵👇

#OutlookMagazine | Umesh Solanki, an Ahmedabad-based photographer and documentary filmmaker writes ##poems with reference to #nomadic and denotified #tribes. Read more: outlookindia.com/culture-societ…

Discarded textile fibres are turned into ropes of all sizes by women from this nomadic community in Ahmedabad. They travel to different parts of Gujarat buying up waste fibres, journeying across the state in trains at night. ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/th…

1/6. Tata Institute of Social Sciences suspension of Dalit scholar P. S. Ramadas for alleged ‘anti-national’ activity is appalling. This must mark the lowest point TISS has seen in its distinguished history in both leadership and action.#TISS #DALIT

Old Eyes (1 picture) Link: nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2024/06/old-ey…

Umesh Solanki's story as intricately woven as the #patola sarees themselves speaks of the labour and complex craft involved in their weaving through the authentic voices of the people. Do read People's Archive of Rural India this tale of Rekhaben of Surendranagar #Gujarat ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/th…

'It all begins with a single thread and ends with a single thread,' says Rekha ben, a Dalit woman weaver from Limadi #Gujarat. A story of the labour & art of weaving intricate #patola. A must read on #NationalHandloomDay2024 Umesh Solanki on People's Archive of Rural India ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/pi…

The Woman with The Threads (1 photo) on my blog Link: nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2024/09/woman-…

The Woman On The Train (1 photo) The new post on my blog Link : nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-wo…

For our Autumn edition, Granta goes to Modi’s India. The issue launches on Thursday November 6th.

‘There was only one motive behind all this activity – to let the old man’s jeev, his life spirit, leave his body. But every effort was in vain.’ Fiction by Umesh Solanki, translated by Gopika Jadeja. granta.com/transformation…

‘I never felt like going to Jivo’s house. I used to think, “A Bhangya’s house, the house of the lowest of untouchables, is dirty.”’ Fiction by Umesh Solanki, translated by Gopika Jadeja. granta.com/transformation…

I’m delighted to share that an excerpt from my Gujarati novel 'Transformations' ('ફેરફાર' Pherphaar), translated by Gopika Jadeja, has been published in Granta — the renowned London-based international literary magazine. Read here : granta.com/transformation… - #Literature

‘We began to take turns playing this game. Vikram would repeat the dialogue from the film and we’d let go of the rail for a moment, one after the other.’ Fiction by Umesh Solanki, translated by Gopika Jadeja. granta.com/transformation…

My photography on salt workers is presented as part of the exhibition “Liberated Zone and Other Displays” shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025–26. Curated by Divakar Venkataram for Conflictorium under the Invitations programme.

Time, Written (1 photo) New post on my blog Link: nirdharumesh.blogspot.com/2026/01/time-w… #photography #PHOTOS #streetphotography #photographyisart #photographer