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The concept of rain has irresistibly evoked a spectrum of emotions, from joy to relief, marching towards romance and nostalgia. This arrival seems eagerly anticipated, bringing hope to farmers and life to the parched lands.
This signifies focusing on the stillness of a solitary figure walking on the beach or on the terrace while the storm looms on the horizon which leads to the raw essence of India’s rainy season.
This arrives as a symphony of dark clouds and torrential downpours that not only signifies rain but also a shift in the rhythm of life across the nation. This interplay leads to the establishment of duality in the monsoon season. Rain too brings with it a stark lushness of greenery that is dormant as the schoolgirls walk by leading the fog to linger among the trees, establishing a serene atmosphere of muffling sounds that feel like a whisper.
The mundane walk towards school becomes that of a journey through a transformed world filled with nature’s gentle touch. When shimmering a curtain of raindrops upon a statue, upon which a thin ray of sunlight filters leads to creating a glistening aura highlighting an extraordinary interplay of light and water that is quite symbolic to visual poetry.
The dramatic sky, the tumultuous waves, the girl’s walking, the shimmering droplets of rain on the statue, and the solitary figures narrate the story of the Indian monsoon – a tale of renewal, resilience, and the relentless march of the seasons that shape the soul of the nation.
Story by Anneysha Chatterjee…
Atanu Paul is an ace photoartist working for 35 years in this field. He is the first Indian whose work has featured in the several collector's edition of the National Geographic as well as in their Calendar edition and in their own exhibition cover.
