Briski, Zana;
Born Into Brothels: Photographs by the Children of Calcutta
Umbrage, 102 pages
ISBN 1884167454, 9781884167454
topics: | india | gender | photography | children | prostitution
Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman did a powerful documentary on children from the Calcutta brothels, which won the best documentary oscar 2005 (website). this book chronicles eight kids from these calcutta brothels and how they are transformed when provided with the opportunity to record their environments with a camera. Of the children profiled, Avijit has taken up photography as a profession, and is training at one of Calcutta's leading schools. Other kids are: Gour, Kochi, Manik, Puja, Shanti, Suchitra, Tapasi.