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Rajasthan

THE BRIDES WHO DARED

Aanchal Bansal

In some parts of Rajasthan, girls are married as young as eight years old. Some have grown up to declare freedom

Bards of the Desert

Rajasthan’s ambassadors of folk music are going global—and making it bigger at home

Crude Control

Life in this remote town has been altered beyond recognition by the discovery of oil

The Last Days of Freedom

What a photo stall at a fair in rural Rajasthan for adolescent girls tells us about those who posed for its camera

Rajasthan’s Ranji Trophy win

The team was panned by all media for playing boring cricket

Tales from the Desert Safari

In Jaisalmer, tour guides and hotel managers can be as interesting as the place itself

The RTI Grandmother

This 80-year-old from a Rajasthan village uses storytelling to make dharnas enjoyable

Songs on Their Last Breath

Rajasthan’s folk music might be endangered, but its causes are ever relevant: caste and women’s empowerment

The Sand Chronicles

Restless after seeing a little girl being beaten by her teacher 11 years ago, photographer Gauri Gill returns to Rajasthan.

Desert Rose

Rukma Bai defied convention and faced ostracism to sing in public. Fame may have brought her acceptance from her fellow villagers, but they still won’t let their women follow in her footsteps.

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