Vicky Roy

Nov 18, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Kumar Gaurav |Vicky Roy |Aatreyee Dhar |Smriti Mukerji

Call him the human pin cushion. A young entertainer named Satyam Bharti from Rajlu Mau village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district inserts 52 thin needles into his bare torso, hands, and legs. He doesn’t wince a bit. Then comes more torture: pouring molten wax from candles onto the very spots where the needles had punctured his dark, glistening skin. The pain is enormous and unbearable. Yet, 18-year-old Satyam doesn’t flinch.

Nov 15, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Aatreyee Dhar |Vicky Roy |Smriti Mukerji |Pallavi Srivastava

The state of Assam received a lot of attention for the attacks on the marginalised  Bengali Muslim families there, who were targeted on the pretext of encroachment and became victims of violence. One big incident was the Dholpur eviction drive that happened a mere 65 kilometres from Guwahati in September 2021.

Nov 14, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Vicky Roy

On the fringe of the Nameri National Park and Reserve Forest, an initiative is helping develop the education and dreams of Bodo tribal children. A self-sustaining model of school management, the initiative by Assam Investment Advisory Society (AIAS) with the Upendra Nath Brahma ME School provides high quality and holistic education to its children. On Children' s day photographer Vicky Roy shares the story of these children in their native Bodo Language. Baligaon village, Jorhat District, Assam

Oct 24, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Ranu Singh |Vicky Roy |Kumar Gaurav |Aatreyee Dhar

Karishma Choyal, a 25-year-old entrepreneur, didn’t let a global pandemic crush her dreams. She converted uncertainty into opportunity, turning a simple idea of flower cultivation into a thriving business that’s now transforming both her life and her community. Choyal and her husband, Mukesh, started building this enterprise during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. What started as a necessity has grown into a venture full of promise fuelled by Choyal’s determination to create a better life.

Oct 17, 2024 | villagesquare.in | ANKIT RAWAT |Vicky Roy |Kumar Gaurav |Aatreyee Dhar

Growing up in Milak Adalpur Taj, a small village in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, Poonam Yadav always dreamt of creating a better future and becoming financially independent. But like many women from her community, she didn’t know how to turn that dream into reality. That changed in August 2022, during a Women Equality Day event, where Yadav first heard about the Youth Hub that was opening near her village. This new opportunity would change her life forever.