Johann Rousselot

India Shining, India Crying
March 15 - April 26, 2008
Kolkata

Hindustan Times Kolkata An India at odds with itself

"You must look at the photographs in an orderly manner, otherwise you will miss the story within," says photographer Johann Rousselot. For someone who is entrenched in the ethos, the politics and the culture of a country called India, the face of anguish, despair remorse and deprivation is an old story. Occasionally, it made big news in the mainstream media when droughts or famines strucks,"…

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Indian Express Kolkata India Pining

"Gmrgaon and the year 2004 remains a bad memory for all the clichés, biases and oriental jargons that India and accumulated over the years, The same year, Johann Rousselot from France found it difficult to associate the scrubbed, high-waist stretch denim affected-India of the 1990s with the brand infested mall-acious Gurgaon"…

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The Statesman Kolkata Cost of progress

"Freedom always comes at a price, fair or unfair. Almost eight per cent of India's population comprises the Adivasis and the constitution says these people cannot be robbed of their land, Incidentally they are clustered in regions high on important minerals, areas that are eyed by real estate giants. Then there are farmers who are being deprived of their lands and some of them owe enough money to lenders to commit suicide"…

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