Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes

Ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh state elections, Consulting Editor (Photo) Madhu Kapparath captures some of the action and colour on the campaign and voting trail since it began on February 10
Published: Mar 4, 2022
jaggery making

Image by : Madhu Kapparath

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On the outskirts of Shamli, on agricultural land they have leased, Baburam and his brother Tejpal, make jaggery with the help of their sons. Baburam, who was working as a labourer in New Delhi, came back home when money and ration ran out during the Covid-19 induced lockdown. The fear of isolation he felt in those days hasn’t left him, he says. Lilon, Shamli, February 10, 2022