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Nipun Prabhakar

Bhopal, Delhi, Gujarat, India, New Delhi
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Flâneur| Independent Photojournalist| Architect/Designer| Member @DiversifyPhoto | @Cornell SAP Fellow 2019-20. Bylines in @nytimes @washingtonpost @restofworld

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Nipun Prabhakar’s Biography

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Nipun is an independent photographer, journalist and architect based in Delhi and Bhopal. A member of Diversify. Photo community, he works with various South Asian indigenous communities, documenting stories at the intersection of ideas, artefacts, folklore, and the built environment.
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In his photos, he explores the poetics and politics of the quotidian. His background as an architect has deeply impacted his sense of space in situations that call for a contextual response to culture and geogr…

Nipun Prabhakar’s Journalist Portfolio

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Documenting India's Distinctive Birdhouses (Published 2022)

Documenting India's Distinctive Birdhouses (Published 2022)

For seven years, a photographer based in Delhi has collected images of ornamental structures known as chabutr…

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40 years later, Bhopal is still in crisis

40 years later, Bhopal is still in crisis

The world's worst industrial catastrophe continues to affect families with health conditions and paltry compe…

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In India, a floating market blooms on the Dal

In India, a floating market blooms on the Dal

Dal is almost a small city unto itself, with floating houses, schools, markets, marsh farms and even a post o…

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Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it's not working

Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it's not working

Amazon launched its Karigar program in 2017 to promote Indian handicrafts, but Kutch artisans say its mass-ma…

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A night at Pierre Jeanneret's house, Chandigarh's best-kept secret

A night at Pierre Jeanneret's house, Chandigarh's best-kept secret

What's it like to sleep in the house of Pierre Jeanneret, a modernist monument and a museum of architectural …

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In photos: How delivery riders are coping with India's extreme heat wave

In photos: How delivery riders are coping with India's extreme heat wave

How hot is it in India right now? Temperatures in New Delhi crossed 50 degrees Celsius and claimed over 100 l…

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Articles

Birdhouses of Kutch: The Chabutras or avian apartments that became social anchors

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By Nipun Prabhakar
| Architectural Digest (India)
In the heart of Gujarat, the skyline of villages and hamlets is punctuated by mesmerising, almost architectural anomalies: Chabutras, or the birdhouses of Kutch. Financed by community funds and built by local masons driven by cultural ethos rather than formal training, they stand as a metaphor for faith and also design without designers.
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We visit the late artist Manuj Babu Mishra’s studio in Nepal, a treasure frozen in time

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By Nipun Prabhakar
| Flipboard
Now Storyline China's cruise boom sets sail for a floating Spring Festival Bi Ran, Reporter: "One trip, endless experiences. No packing, no rushing, no stress. For travelers, this cruise turns the Chinese New Year into an immersive getaway." Yes. A six-day, five-night New Year getaway, at sea. Adora Cruises’ first domestically built mega cruise ship, “Adora Magic City”, has departed from Shanghai, bound for Incheon and Jeju in the Republic of Korea, carrying a full load of holiday travelers.
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A day in Ahmedabad – tour the Indian city’s captivating architecture | Flipboard

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By Nipun Prabhakar
| Flipboard
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors. Located off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar has …
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Camera, pen and paper