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Crowds throng outside Rajaji Hall, built in 1802 to commemorate the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Located close to The Hindu Group’s building, this is where Annadurai’s body, as of other public personages, was laid in state for public viewing.

Framed by grief

From the late Dashrath Patel’s archives, a set of striking photographs of a city disconsolate after Annadurai’s premature death in February 1969.

A coolie carries luggage down the stairs to Platform 5.

The lives of others

A close look at the people whose largely unnoticed stories are an integral part of the legend of the Indian Railways.

Sarthak Parashar,Deeksha Sinha

Wular Lake breathes again after 30 years

The blooming lotus in Wular Lake is a sign that it is recovering from the effects of the devastating floods that destroyed its ecosystem back in 1992.

In Delhi, three community libraries fill gaps left by schools and state

Free, caste-aware, and volunteer-run, these grassroots libraries offer learning spaces where the government and market remain absent.

A team of experts from Forensic Science Laboratory examining the tail of flight AI-171, the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 14.

Ahmedabad plane crash: Wake-up call from the skies

The tragedy must not be reduced to a data point: its lessons must be configured into systems and processes for safer air travel.

Raj Kapoor: A century through the lens

A centennial photo journey through Raj Kapoor’s cinema—his characters, loves, songs, and politics—that mirrored and marked a nation’s transformation.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Time stands still in Kashmir

As the ceasefire holds, migrants flee a Valley gripped by fear, leaving behind jobs, wages, and a part of their lives.

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A member of the Special Operations Group standing guard en route to Baisaran Valley on April 23.

The morning after: A reporter’s journey through the bloodied trails of Pahalgam

A ground report from Baisaran Valley, the tourist hotspot which witnessed Kashmir’s deadliest terrorist attack in a quarter-century.

A man praying inside a shrine in Srinagar before breaking his Ramzan fast on March 4.

Crescent of hope: Ramzan in Srinagar

Kashmir, reeling under hardships, has kept intact its spirit of Ramzan.

Dressing up for the celebrations fosters a sense of community.

Red is for rebirth: The Santals’ Baha Parab

The Santali spring festival of Baha Parab celebrates the tribe’s kinship with nature, which they venerate as their protector, ancestor, and host.

A heartwarming moment captured between Riska and Pak Ambo in front of his house, where the crocodile would often visit him through the creek.

Pak Ambo and Riska: A tale of friendship between a man and a crocodile

In a region where human-wildlife conflicts occur frequently, the relationship offers a rare insight into what is possible when habitats are respected.

Anil T Prabhakar

Vishnumoorthy theyyam is welcomed to the Perumbatta Juma Masjid by Muslim devotees during the festival of the Kasargod Perumbatta Padarkulangara Bhagavathy temple.

Sacred synergy: How Kerala’s Mappila Theyyam bridges religious divides

A unique festival where Islam is not otherised but embraced as a protector, an ally of Hindu gods.

MT in a pensive mood at his home, “Sitara”, in Kozhikode, in 2017.

To MT, with love

MT was a man of many parts. A doyen of Malayalam literature who mentored many people with his trademark kindness, warmth, and genuine concern.

Mullah Shah Mosque is the only medieval mosque in Kashmir that was sponsored by a woman. It was commissioned by Jahanara Begum, Emperor Aurangzeb’s sister, for her spiritual preceptor, Mullah Shah. The construction was overseen by their heterodox sibling, Dara Shikoh. The western side of the mosque features Persian inscriptions authored by Kalim Kashani, a 17th century Persian poet. One of the inscriptions compares the mosque with the holy Kaaba.

Kashmir’s Sufi soul

Ancient monuments of Sufi orders dotting the Valley speak of the existence of an Islam that was more accommodative than its modern revivalist avatar.

Forty years in frames

These are moments from the past four decades, evocative moments, and era-defining, representing the many stories Frontline has covered over the years.

The Kutia Kandha are a major section of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) Kandha that speak the Kui and kuvi Dravidian languages.

Inked Veils: Face tattoos of Odisha’s Kutia Kandha women tell tales of survival

Once tattooed to deter captors, the women of this ancient tribe see their traditional facial markings disappear as modern beauty standards take hold.

Udit Kulshrestha

The fishermen who go for deep-sea fishing are the most valiant among the marine fishing communities inhabiting the coasts of Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. Their predecessors used to set sail in all seasons on the Arabian Sea even before the arrival of GPS and wireless communication.

Men at sea: The untethered lives of deep-sea fisherfolk

For the fisherfolk of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, earning a living often means sailing on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal for months on end.

The search for gold early in the morning in Guru Bazar.

In the lanes of Amritsar’s Guru Bazar, a gold rush like no other

A community of sweepers separate the gold particles from the dust and sell it back to the jewellers.

Dharmendra. A still from Shalimar. 1978, silver gelatin print.

Mind’s eye: How O.P. Sharma’s pictorialist approach and innovative darkroom methods redefined photography

Sharma’s retrospective at Triveni Kala Sangam showcases a career that transformed photography from documentation to high art.

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