This year, Punjab was besieged by floods of a scale not seen in decades, as torrential rains overwhelmed rivers and canals, ravaging the land and its people. Over a thousand villages were submerged, farmland was swallowed beneath water, and thousands of families were displaced. Livestock drowned, wells were contaminated, roads became impassable, rivers flooded, and homes collapsed under the pressure of inundation. In many regions, people were evacuated by boat, carrying little more than what they could hold in their arms, while others watched helplessly as their crops and livelihoods were destroyed. The devastation was not just physical but deeply psychological, leaving behind hunger, displacement, and despair.
It is from this moment of crisis, and in recognition of Punjab’s enduring spirit of 'Charhdi Kala' (a concept in Sikhism that refers to a mental state of optimism and joy), that the project, 'Prints for Punjab', was born. Conceived as a collective act of empathy, it brings together photographers and visual storytellers from India and abroad in collaboration with Global Sikhs and Method India. The initiative is a fundraiser for immediate relief, and a call to long-term solidarity with communities whose lives will remain upended long after the waters recede. The photographs in the collection featuring portraits, landscapes, everyday scenes, or deeply personal moments, are available as prints that you can purchase, with the proceeds directly funding ongoing relief and rehabilitation for those affected by the floods.
Among those who have come together for Prints for Punjab are Srinivantu Sanyal, Prajwal Mohite, Shanker Raman, Painter Chandu Ji, Promil Bahri, Shiraziy Rana, Avani Rai, Ishika Mohan Motwane, Raghu Rai, Magali Yvonneaau, Anantha Menen, Vembu Durai, Dheeraj Dhiman, Sitawb Bose Sarkar, Aditi Mayer, Yash Sheth, Gaurav Ogale, Jishnu Bandyopadhyay, Rid Burman, Farid Bawa, Sonia Bhamra, Harnil Patel, Sohail Sikha, Nikhil Makani, Nitesh Mohanty, Abheet Gidwani, Divyansh Gupta, Zahra Amiruddin, Nirvair Rai, Avinash Jai Singh, and Sonali Singh — each lending their lens, vision, and voice to transform art into an act of collective care and rebuilding.
By using art as a way to rebuild broken communities and lives, Prints for Punjab draws on the timeless role of creativity as a refuge from the tragedies of life, only here, that refuge becomes something tangible: a direct means of support and survival.
The prints are available in three signed, open-edition sizes with a one-inch white border: A5 (6”×9”) for ₹3,000, A4 (8”×12”) for ₹8,000, and A3 (12”×16”) for ₹15,000, exclusive of shipping. To participate, donors can contribute via the Ketto link in the project’s Instagram bio, send a screenshot of their donation along with their chosen print and shipping address, and the artwork will then be dispatched unstretched and unframed. Shipping costs are calculated after confirmation and reimbursed via UPI, with global delivery available at applicable rates.
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