I was 14 when my family left Nigeria and
returned to India. My formative years in India were eventful; I was amazed by
this land of religious pluralism and syncretism. Every street in India
accommodates a God and every voice invokes the divine. It was fascinating to
observe the intertwined relationships between India’s religious and spiritual
communities, and how every belief system tolerates the practices and values of
others. But simultaneously, I was disturbed by the sectarian vio
is a freelance
photographer. He received an MA in Photojournalism from the University of
Missouri in 2010.
He was awarded a Ford Foundation International Fellowship for his graduate
education.
