WHAT IS HOME.
the idea of home as described by homeless persons with psychosocial disabilities living on the streets of Kolkata.
a project for Iswar Sankalpa NGO.
HOME IS SACRIFICE;
Bachu Da, left his family for his family’s sake. Refusing to be a burden on them, he walked out in a state of total mental instability.
HOME IS LOSS;
After having lost her father, her dreams, her house, her financial and mental stability, Arundhathi wanders around in Bagh Bazar looking for a place to sleep.
HOME IS A STRANGER;
Fakira, having his wound treated by Naya Daur Social Worker, Debapriya Dasgupta, a complete stranger. Having wandered off from home years ago, Fakira still yearns to meet his father.
HOME IS REJECTION;
Dhanopati, an alcoholic, cast off from his family and failed by a society that never understood that addiction is not a choice, it’s a mental ailment.
HOME IS FAR;
Driven away from his own house, seen as a disappointment by his family because of his psychological disability, Shyamal hopes for a second chance.
HOME IS ABUSE;
Having run away from her home in Bihar, been physically and mentally abused by her husband and family members to a state of psychosis, Usha lives on the streets of Nimtala, working odd jobs, missing her kids.
HOME IS IGNORANCE;
Munni Di’s eyes that continue to ask the same question, a question left unanswered by her husband who looked the other way, a question she asked every day before she left him for good, “Can I have something to eat?”
