Pubarun Basu
Kolkata WB, India
At 23 years old, Pubarun strives to document underserved narratives of climate injustice and heritage preservation. He runs a youth community fostering immersive education with environmental storytelling. Pubarun is an honoree of the Forbes U30 list and the winner of the Sony Youth Award 2021.
Instagram: @pubarun.basu
Fragments of Faith
Birnagar lies ravaged by Ganga's wrath, humanity swept away. On the battered shore, faith clings tight - the last masjid hangs, a testament to worship's endurance. Ajahar Sheikh stands amidst the ruins. Fatigue, financial and mental, cannot dim his prayers within the masjid's walls. But fear gnaws at him. The next monsoon, another flood, unleashed by climate change and the Farakka Barrage, will find his people shelter-less, hopeless, their humanity eroded like the earth beneath their feet.