I Feel Like a Fish

© Jaisingh Nageswaran - Image from the I Feel Like a Fish photography project © Jaisingh Nageswaran - I thought the only way for me to forget my Dalit-ness would be to leave for the city. © Jaisingh Nageswaran - I moved from one city to another. My father warned me that discrimination would still follow. View all images ↓
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  • Dates
    2020 - Ongoing
  • Author
  • Topics Daily Life, Social Issues, Contemporary Issues
  • Location Madurai, India

I Feel Like a Fish

To escape the caste system I thought I would need to travel as far from my village as I could. I lived in many cities. During the lockdown, forced to be home, I finally see the beauty of the place I have grown up and seek the strength of my roots in my family. My family is my fishbowl and my miracle