Dionne Bunsha

As the sea eats into the coast of south Gujarat, fishing villages are ruined.

DIONNE BUNSHA

in Gujarat

Essay written for 'The Best in the Indian News Business 2006-07, The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism award winners', (2009), Roli Books, India

Dionne Bunsha
May 2008

Almost every month, I get a call from a friend called Kallan. We don’t go much beyond ‘hello’ – because we don’t speak the same language. He doesn’t know English or Hindi. And I don’t know the Sahariya language, Khadi. But, whenever, he gets the chance, Kallan calls from a phone booth in a town two hours away from his village to say “Namaste”.

Even in Cherrapunjee, the world’s wettest place, the rains are no longer regular. And, its taking a toll on local farmers.

Texts and Photographs: DIONNE BUNSHA
in Cherrapunjee

Crop diseases, warm winters, glacial floods and dry streams – the impact of global warming is evident in Sikkim.

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In Sikkim

Alder Trees on the slopes of Sikkim's mountains 

The youth are at the forefront of a protest against hydel projects that are being planned in Sikkim.

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in Gangtok

The Beej Bachao Andolan is reaching out to farmers to create a bank of indigenous seeds

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in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand

Vijay Jardhari, founder of the Beej Bachao Andolan

Rising temperature is changing the climate and the lives of the people in the villages of Tehri Garhwal.

Text and Photographs: DIONNE BUNSHA
in Uttarkashi and Tehri

Will global warming dry up the Ganga, which supports 500 million people?

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in Gangotri, Uttarakhand

The snout of the glacier at Gaumukh from where the Bhagirathi emerges.

Stories of the serial bomb blasts that hit Mumbai in July 2006.

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Saviours on the Streets

Mahim, Mumbai

The dreams of urban planners are turning into a nightmare for the city's fisherfolk.

TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DIONNE BUNSHA